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 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States stood at 26.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States peaked at 30.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2003.
WB: Small States ranks 25th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.0% | — |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.7% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.8% | 29.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
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 26.8% 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 30.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2003.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Small States ranks 25th out of 214 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 9.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release