Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 31.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 31.4%.
That represents a change of down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 39.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2023.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 6th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.7% | — |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.7% | 37.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 31.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.4% | 31.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 3 Eritrea 55.7% compare
- 4 Burundi 53.0% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 51.2% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 44.8% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 38.7% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 38.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2857 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 31.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 6th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release