Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States is 71.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1995.
That places WB: Small States 94th 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 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.9% | — |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.1% | 44.9% | 48.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.6% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 59.1% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.4% | 71.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 91 Serbia 84.2% compare
- 92 Republic of Moldova 83.5% compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 82.7% compare
- 94 Jordan 82.4% compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 82.1% compare
- 96 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.0% compare
- 97 Cook Islands 81.9% compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (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, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Small States was 71.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1995.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release