Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 79.1%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 80.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1999.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 78th 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.1% | — |
| 1998 | 49.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.5% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 48.6% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.8% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 58.8% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
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, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release