Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 80.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 88.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2022.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 130th 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 83.6% | — |
| 1998 | 85.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 83.6% | 87.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 82.3% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 79.1% | 80.9% | 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 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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 80.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release