Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States stood at 94.6%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 97.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1996.
That places WB: Small States 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 89.1% | — |
| 1996 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.9% | 88.6% | 89.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 89.5% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.2% | 94.6% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1996.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release