Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.3%
in 2023
All-time low
79.5%
in 2000
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 90.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 91.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2000.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 100th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.5% | — |
| 1971 | 81.1% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 82.6% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 84.5% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 84.8% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 84.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 83.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.1% | 79.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 83.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 80.5% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 79.5% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 88.4% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.3% | 91.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 97 Mauritius 97.6% compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 97.5% compare
- 99 Samoa 97.4% compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 97.4% compare
- 101 China 97.4% compare
- 102 United States of America 97.2% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 97.2% compare
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 secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2000.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release