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 33.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.3%
Change on year
up 24.5%
Rank
5th
of 214 groups
All-time high
38.1%
in 2020
All-time low
17.5%
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
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 33.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 54.7% 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 38.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2000.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 5th 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 | 24.9% | — |
| 1998 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +44.8% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +48.7% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.4% | 25.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 17.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 19.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 26.8% | 38.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 2 Rwanda 57.2% compare
- 3 Eritrea 53.3% compare
- 4 Cape Verde 52.4% compare
- 5 Burundi 50.4% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 49.0% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.2% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 36.5% 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 33.3% 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 38.1% in 2020.
- 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 17.5% 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 5th 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 up 54.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release