Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States is 81.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 81.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1996.
WB: Small States ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65.7% | — |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.2% | 66.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 67.1% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.8% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 123 Palestine, State of 94.2% compare
- 124 Sri Lanka 93.3% compare
- 125 Cuba 93.3% compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 92.8% compare
- 127 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 128 Iran, Islamic Republic of 92.7% compare
- 129 Timor-Leste 92.6% compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1996.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release