School enrollment, primary (% net) in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, primary (% net) was 85.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Small states, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Small states recorded 85.7% for school enrollment, primary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Small states peaked at 85.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1970.
Small states ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% net) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.9% | — |
| 1971 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 81.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 75.9% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 79.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.3% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 82.6% | 83.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Small states?
- School enrollment, primary in Small states was 85.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.