Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 47.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 47.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 55.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2021.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 100th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.5% | — |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 48.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 43.9% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 47.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 100th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release