Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
48.1%
in 2023
All-time low
25.3%
in 2004
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 47.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 48.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2004.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 2nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.4% | — |
| 1998 | 27.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +49.8% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 27.4% | 27.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 25.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.6% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 28.8% | 48.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 1 Solomon Islands 83.6% compare
- 2 Rwanda 80.6% compare
- 3 Cape Verde 78.1% compare
- 4 Eritrea 76.3% compare
- 5 Liberia 65.8% compare
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 47.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2004.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 2nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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 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