Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States is 77.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 77.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1971.
That places WB: Small States 105th 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 WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.1% | — |
| 1971 | 41.4% | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 47.3% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.9% | 41.4% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 49.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 59.2% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 69.9% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 74.9% | 77.5% | 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, secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release