Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 30.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
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 SDG: Small Island Developing States is 30.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 54.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 40.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2009.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 26th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.5% | — |
| 1999 | 27.3% | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +56.8% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +54.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 27.3% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 17.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 19.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 17.9% | 30.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 30.7% 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2009.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 26th 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release