Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 42.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 42.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 42.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1998.
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.3% | — |
| 1991 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.8% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 31.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.4% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.0% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 42.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release