Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 94.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 102.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2000.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.4% | — |
| 1998 | 92.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 100.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 100.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 101.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 101.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 101.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 102.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2% | 90.9% | 93.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 89.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.7% | 98.7% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 94.5% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 94.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 102.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2000.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release