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 29.3% 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
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 29.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 35.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1998.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 16th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.4% | — |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.4% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 24.4% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 24.6% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.3% | 35.2% | 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 29.3% 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 35.2% in 2023.
- 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 19.4% 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 16th out of 214 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 14.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release