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 62.9% 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 62.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 108.4% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Small States peaked at 62.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2023.
WB: Small States ranks 17th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 35.7% | — |
| 2000 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +108.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 30.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 34.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 30.2% | 62.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 14 Burkina Faso 51.0% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 50.9% compare
- 16 Eswatini 49.6% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 47.4% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 47.3% compare
- 19 Malawi 44.1% compare
- 20 Lesotho 42.6% compare
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 62.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Small States ranks 17th 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 up 76.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release