Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 55.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 55.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 58.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1998.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 145th 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, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.1% | — |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 43.0% | 46.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 45.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 54.4% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.3% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 142 British Virgin Islands 61.1% compare
- 143 Myanmar 60.6% compare
- 144 Panama 58.6% compare
- 145 Gibraltar 57.2% compare
- 146 Bangladesh 56.4% compare
- 147 Botswana 55.2% compare
- 148 Seychelles 52.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 55.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release