Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 29.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small 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 WB: Small States is 29.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States peaked at 32.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1998.
WB: Small States ranks 36th 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 WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.0% | — |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 29.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.8% | 29.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States was 29.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Small States ranks 36th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small 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