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 34.6% 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 34.6%.
That represents a change of up 63.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% 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 38.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2023.
That places WB: Small States 17th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 38.2% | — |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +63.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +63.1% | 21.2% | 34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 34.0% | 38.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 21.2% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
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 34.6% 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 38.2% in 1997.
- 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 21.2% in 2023.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Small States ranks 17th 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 up 19.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release