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 51.7% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 51.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 46.2% on the previous year and up 64.7% 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 96.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2001.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 22nd 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 | 24.9% | — |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +133.1% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -49.1% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +231.0% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 20.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 24.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 29.0% | 96.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
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 51.7% 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 96.1% in 2022.
- 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 20.5% in 2001.
- 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 22nd 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 64.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release