Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States peaked at 2.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places WB: Small States 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.9% | — |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does WB: Small States rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Small States ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release