Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 59.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 59.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 59.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1990.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 21st 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 20.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 29.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 41.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 53.6% | 59.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6917 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 59.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release