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 17.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.9%
Change on year
down 39.6%
Rank
78th
of 214 groups
All-time high
50.6%
in 2010
All-time low
14.4%
in 2020
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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pacific Island Small States is 17.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 39.6% on the previous year and down 60.3% 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 50.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2020.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 78th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 16.5% | — |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +56.8% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +88.2% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -44.0% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +120.4% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +152.6% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +55.1% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +64.4% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 15.3% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 31.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 14.4% | 30.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.8% compare
- 76 Brazil 4.5% compare
- 77 Switzerland 4.1% compare
- 78 United States of America 4.1% compare
- 79 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 3.8% compare
- 81 Costa Rica 3.8% 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 17.9% 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 50.6% in 2010.
- 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 14.4% in 2020.
- 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 78th 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 down 60.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release