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 79.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
79.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.1%
in 2015
All-time low
77.1%
in 2022
Years of data
28
1997–2024
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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 79.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% 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 86.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2022.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 95th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 82.4% | — |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 82.4% | 83.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 78.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 79.5% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.1% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 92 Bangladesh 82.1% compare
- 93 Niger 81.7% compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 81.7% compare
- 95 Tonga 81.3% compare
- 96 Bahrain 80.9% compare
- 97 Belize 80.2% compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 79.6% compare
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 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 79.1% 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 86.1% in 2015.
- 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 77.1% 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 95th 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 7.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release