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 2.8% 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 2.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% 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 5.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2021.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 62nd 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 | 5.6% | — |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (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 2.8% 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 5.8% 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 2.1% 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 62nd 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 24.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release