School enrollment, secondary in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, secondary was 58.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Small states, 1974–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, secondary in Small states stood at 58.1%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Small states peaked at 58.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1974.
Small states ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 38.4% | 43.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 42.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 44.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 49.9% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 57.1% | 58.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 29 Barbados 93.6% compare
- 30 Greece 93.3% compare
- 31 Netherlands 93.2% compare
- 32 Malta 93.0% compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 92.8% compare
- 34 United States 92.5% compare
- 35 Croatia 92.4% compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Small states?
- School enrollment, secondary in Small states was 58.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1974.
- How does Small states rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Small states ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, secondary (% 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. 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.