Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 81.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 89.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1999.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 85th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48.3% | — |
| 1981 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.3% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 46.7% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.5% | 48.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 41.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 44.4% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 63.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 77.4% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 85th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release