Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states is 75.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states peaked at 80.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1972.
Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 55.8% | — |
| 1972 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 59.8% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 62.3% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 64.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 62.9% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 61.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 60.7% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 58.2% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.7% | 55.8% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 58.2% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 60.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 64.7% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 77.9% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 75.4% | 80.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states was 75.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1972.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Pacific island small states ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.