Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 27.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2011.
That places WB: Small States 70th 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 WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.1% | — |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.4% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 67 Armenia 32.4% compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 32.4% compare
- 69 Thailand 31.5% compare
- 70 New Zealand 31.3% compare
- 71 Malta 31.0% compare
- 72 Ukraine 30.6% compare
- 73 Mozambique 29.8% compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Small States was 27.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2011.
- How does WB: Small States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Small States ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small 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