Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 33.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2005.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 7th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.1% | — |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -33.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +73.8% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -45.3% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +57.8% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 15.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 25.4% | 33.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 33.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2005.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 7th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island 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