Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.5%
in 2016
All-time low
85.1%
in 1982
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 90.5%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 92.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1982.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.3% | — |
| 1971 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 91.7% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 87.0% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 90.1% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 86.5% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 85.1% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 86.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.7% | 85.8% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.0% | 85.1% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 86.2% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 90.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.8% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1982.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release