Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.8496 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8496 GPIA
Change on year
down 41.3%
Rank
39th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.45 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.2843 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 0.8496 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 41.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.45 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2843 GPIA, in 1998.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 39th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2843 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.932 GPIA | +227.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.42 GPIA | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8241 GPIA | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.42 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.32 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7047 GPIA | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 1.36 GPIA | +93.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7672 GPIA | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4 GPIA | +81.8% |
| 2016 | 1.37 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.35 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.37 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.45 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8496 GPIA | -41.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6081 GPIA | 0.2843 GPIA | 0.932 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.8241 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.7047 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 0.8496 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 36 Solomon Islands 0.9759 GPIA compare
- 37 Senegal 0.9677 GPIA compare
- 38 Azerbaijan 0.967 GPIA compare
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9651 GPIA compare
- 40 Suriname 0.9636 GPIA compare
- 41 Monaco 0.9535 GPIA compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.95 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.8496 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2843 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 39th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release