Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
7th
of 214 groups
All-time high
33.2%
in 2014
All-time low
24.3%
in 2009
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 31.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 33.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2009.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 7th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, 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 primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.1% | — |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.1% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 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
- 10 Malawi 35.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 31.2% 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2009.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 7th 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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