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 18.6% 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 18.6%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% 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 26.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2024.
That places WB: Small States 72nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 24.8% | — |
| 1998 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.8% | 25.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 69 United States of America 3.8% compare
- 70 Algeria 3.8% compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 72 Bangladesh 3.5% compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.5% compare
- 74 Marshall Islands 3.4% compare
- 75 Dominica 3.4% 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 18.6% 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 26.6% in 2008.
- 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 18.6% 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 72nd 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 11.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release