School enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School enrollment, secondary was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states stood at 83.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states peaked at 84.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.5% | — |
| 1971 | 53.1% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 58.7% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 62.5% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 62.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 63.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 61.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 65.3% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.8% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 51.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.6% | 61.4% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 61.6% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 60.8% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 71.8% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 73.8% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 119.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 119.1% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 118.7% compare
- 19 Spain 118.5% compare
- 20 Turkey 118.4% compare
- 21 Norway 116.3% compare
- 22 New Zealand 114.2% compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3814 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states?
- School enrollment, secondary in Pacific island small states was 83.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Pacific island small states ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.