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 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 20.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 59.1% 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 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2015.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 109th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 17.0% | — |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.8% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 107 Morocco 11.7% compare
- 108 Ghana 11.3% compare
- 109 Jordan 11.3% compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
- 111 United Arab Emirates 10.9% compare
- 112 Bahrain 10.7% compare
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 20.4% 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 21.9% in 2022.
- 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 12.7% in 2015.
- 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 109th 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 up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release