Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 22.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22.5%
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
10th
of 40 groups
All-time high
30.2%
in 1999
All-time low
22.5%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999–2019

01020301999200920191999: 30.2 %2000: 29.5 %2001: 29.3 %2002: 28.8 %2003: 28.6 %2004: 28.4 %2005: 27.7 %2006: 26.5 %2007: 26.4 %2008: 26.4 %2009: 26.6 %2010: 26.5 %2011: 25.7 %2012: 25.5 %2013: 24.6 %2014: 24.5 %2015: 24.1 %2016: 23.6 %2017: 23.4 %2018: 23 %2019: 22.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 22.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 30.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2019.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 30.2%
2000 29.5% -2.4%
2001 29.3% -0.6%
2002 28.8% -1.8%
2003 28.6% -0.9%
2004 28.4% -0.5%
2005 27.7% -2.4%
2006 26.5% -4.4%
2007 26.4% -0.5%
2008 26.4% +0.1%
2009 26.6% +0.8%
2010 26.5% -0.5%
2011 25.7% -3.0%
2012 25.5% -0.6%
2013 24.6% -3.4%
2014 24.5% -0.7%
2015 24.1% -1.3%
2016 23.6% -2.1%
2017 23.4% -1.1%
2018 23.0% -1.6%
2019 22.5% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.2% 30.2% 30.2% 1
2000s 27.8% 26.4% 29.5% 10
2010s 24.3% 22.5% 26.5% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Mozambique 38.2% compare
  2. 8 Central African Republic 38.2% compare
  3. 9 Nicaragua 38.0% compare
  4. 10 Malawi 36.3% compare
  5. 11 Nepal 35.9% compare
  6. 12 Eritrea 34.1% compare
  7. 13 Uganda 33.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pre-demographic dividend?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pre-demographic dividend was 22.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/