Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 51.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 51.6%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 68.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2018.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 1st of 215 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.0% | — |
| 2000 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 53.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 44.0% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- 1 Solomon Islands 83.6% compare
- 2 Rwanda 80.6% compare
- 3 Cape Verde 78.1% compare
- 4 Eritrea 76.3% compare
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 51.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2018.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 1st out of 215 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release