Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 90.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states is 90.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 93.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 1997.
Pacific island small states ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 75.4% | — |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 75.4% | 77.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 75.7% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.2% | 93.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 90.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 1997.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.