Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 24.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States, 1997–2023
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 WB: Other Small States is 24.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States peaked at 45.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2023.
WB: Other Small States ranks 65th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45.5% | — |
| 1998 | 41.2% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 40.4% | 45.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 35.4% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 26.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 24.1% | 36.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Other Small States was 24.1% 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 WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2023.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 65th 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 WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Other 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release