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 20.9% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 20.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.7% 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 22.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 17.6% | — |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.9% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 124 Côte d'Ivoire 8.8% compare
- 125 Canada 8.7% compare
- 126 Mauritius 8.6% compare
- 127 South Africa 8.2% compare
- 128 Macau, China 6.9% compare
- 129 Pakistan 6.7% compare
- 130 Cambodia 6.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (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)
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 20.9% 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 22.9% 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 13.9% 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 127th 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 44.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release