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 17.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States is 17.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 62.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2016.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 106th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.8% | — |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +136.3% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -49.3% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +188.2% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -62.8% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +201.3% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -49.4% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -49.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +378.5% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -53.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -48.5% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +196.2% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -37.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pacific Island Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +378.5% | 12.5% | 59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 15.9% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 12.5% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 12.9% | 38.1% | 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 17.9% 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 62.4% in 2010.
- 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 12.5% in 2016.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 106th 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 down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release