Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 32.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
32.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
10th
of 214 groups
All-time high
38.6%
in 2008
All-time low
30.3%
in 2021
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States stood at 32.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States peaked at 38.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2021.
That places WB: Other Small States 10th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.0% | — |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 30.6% | 36.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 34.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 30.7% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 30.3% | 32.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 7 Burkina Faso 50.8% compare
- 8 Vanuatu 48.4% compare
- 9 Bhutan 47.4% compare
- 10 Burundi 46.9% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 46.6% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 46.6% compare
- 13 Uganda 43.7% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Other Small States was 32.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 10th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Other 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release