Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 22.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Other Small States recorded 22.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States peaked at 36.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2024.
WB: Other Small States ranks 49th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.9% | — |
| 1998 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.1% | 36.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 31.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 23.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 9.6% compare
- 47 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.5% compare
- 48 Yemen 9.4% compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 9.3% compare
- 50 Morocco 9.3% compare
- 51 Lebanon 9.2% compare
- 52 Aruba 9.0% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States was 22.2% 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 WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 49th 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 WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Other Small 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