Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 6.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.0% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 40.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2023.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 152nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.2% | — |
| 1999 | 28.9% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -39.1% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +247.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -85.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +247.3% | 11.6% | 40.3% |
| 2023 | -85.0% | 40.3% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 26.2% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 6.1% | 40.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 149 Croatia 0.4% compare
- 150 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.4% compare
- 152 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 153 Serbia 0.3% compare
- 154 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
- 155 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 6.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 152nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release