Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 2.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 4.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release