Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 30.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 30.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1998.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 34th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.7% | — |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.7% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.3% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 30.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 34th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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