Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 63.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 63.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 63.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1995.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1991 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 52.2% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.7% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 60.6% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.1% | 63.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 24 Bulgaria 98.0% compare
- 25 Austria 98.0% compare
- 26 Spain 97.2% compare
- 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 28 Luxembourg 96.5% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.5% compare
- 30 Romania 96.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 63.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release