Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 80.3% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 82.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.4% | — |
| 1971 | 25.5% | -51.3% |
| 1972 | 27.9% | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 29.7% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 32.0% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 33.6% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 35.4% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 41.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 41.1% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 42.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 42.2% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.9% | 25.5% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 41.1% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 44.3% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 60.2% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 73.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 80.0% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 80.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release