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 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1997–2023
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 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 83.9% 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 47.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2004.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 1st out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.3% | — |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 28.3% | 29.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 20.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 24.9% | 47.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 1 Solomon Islands 82.6% compare
- 2 Rwanda 78.7% compare
- 3 Cape Verde 75.2% compare
- 4 Eritrea 72.6% 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 2023, 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 47.3% 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 20.9% 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 1st out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- 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 83.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release