Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 28.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
15th
of 214 groups
All-time high
28.9%
in 2016
All-time low
20.9%
in 2000
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 28.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 28.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2000.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 15th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.8% | — |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 20.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 12 Mozambique 32.2% compare
- 13 Mauritania 31.2% compare
- 14 Vanuatu 30.2% compare
- 15 Comoros 30.0% compare
- 16 Gambia 29.6% compare
- 17 Madagascar 27.5% compare
- 18 Zambia 27.4% compare
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 primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 28.2% 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: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 15th 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: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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