Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: 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: Small States stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Small States peaked at 29.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2024.
WB: Small States ranks 63rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.3% | — |
| 1998 | 29.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 28.9% | 29.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 21.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% compare
- 61 Tunisia 6.3% compare
- 62 Belize 6.2% compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.2% compare
- 64 Austria 6.1% compare
- 65 South Africa 5.3% compare
- 66 Palau 5.2% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Small States was 20.4% 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 WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Small States ranks 63rd 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: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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