What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Small states?

The highest recorded value was 0.1725 units per person in 2024.

What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0884 units per person in 1971.

How does Small states rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?

Small states ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.

Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Small states?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Small states data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states

Name: Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Small states: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1725 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.1725 units per person

Change on year

up 1.4%

Rank

2nd

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.1725 units per person

in 2024

All-time low

0.0884 units per person

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states is 0.1725 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.1725 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0884 units per person, in 1971.

Small states ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states, 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.1035 units per person	—
1971	0.0884 units per person	-14.6%
1972	0.0914 units per person	+3.4%
1973	0.0945 units per person	+3.4%
1974	0.0961 units per person	+1.7%
1975	0.1014 units per person	+5.5%
1976	0.1049 units per person	+3.5%
1977	0.1083 units per person	+3.2%
1978	0.1091 units per person	+0.8%
1979	0.1083 units per person	-0.7%
1980	0.1093 units per person	+0.8%
1981	0.1072 units per person	-1.9%
1982	0.1073 units per person	+0.1%
1983	0.1083 units per person	+0.9%
1984	0.1085 units per person	+0.2%
1985	0.1091 units per person	+0.6%
1986	0.1101 units per person	+0.9%
1987	0.1093 units per person	-0.7%
1988	0.11 units per person	+0.6%
1989	0.1097 units per person	-0.2%
1990	0.1122 units per person	+2.2%
1991	0.1172 units per person	+4.4%
1992	0.1177 units per person	+0.4%
1993	0.1208 units per person	+2.6%
1994	0.1235 units per person	+2.3%
1995	0.1282 units per person	+3.8%
1996	0.1303 units per person	+1.7%
1997	0.1353 units per person	+3.8%
1998	0.134 units per person	-0.9%
1999	0.1337 units per person	-0.3%
2000	0.136 units per person	+1.7%
2001	0.1384 units per person	+1.8%
2002	0.1407 units per person	+1.7%
2003	0.1468 units per person	+4.3%
2004	0.1472 units per person	+0.3%
2005	0.1504 units per person	+2.1%
2006	0.1527 units per person	+1.5%
2007	0.1543 units per person	+1.0%
2008	0.1549 units per person	+0.4%
2009	0.1565 units per person	+1.0%
2010	0.1605 units per person	+2.6%
2011	0.1583 units per person	-1.4%
2012	0.1581 units per person	-0.1%
2013	0.1577 units per person	-0.2%
2014	0.1589 units per person	+0.8%
2015	0.1594 units per person	+0.3%
2016	0.161 units per person	+1.0%
2017	0.1619 units per person	+0.6%
2018	0.1628 units per person	+0.6%
2019	0.1647 units per person	+1.1%
2020	0.165 units per person	+0.2%
2021	0.1673 units per person	+1.3%
2022	0.1682 units per person	+0.6%
2023	0.1701 units per person	+1.1%
2024	0.1725 units per person	+1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1006 units per person	0.0884 units per person	0.1091 units per person	10
1980s	0.1089 units per person	0.1072 units per person	0.1101 units per person	10
1990s	0.1253 units per person	0.1122 units per person	0.1353 units per person	10
2000s	0.1478 units per person	0.136 units per person	0.1565 units per person	10
2010s	0.1603 units per person	0.1577 units per person	0.1647 units per person	10
2020s	0.1686 units per person	0.165 units per person	0.1725 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Small states

1 Vanuatu 0.1915 units per person compare
2 Palestine, State of 0.1681 units per person compare
3 Tonga 0.1549 units per person compare
4 Türkiye 0.1443 units per person compare
5 Gambia 0.1435 units per person compare

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More education data for Small states

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states?: Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Small states was 0.1725 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Small states?: The highest recorded value was 0.1725 units per person in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0884 units per person in 1971.
How does Small states rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: Small states ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.