Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.7%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
26.3%
in 2013
All-time low
14.5%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 14.6 %1998: 14.8 %1999: 14.5 %2000: 14.7 %2001: 15 %2002: 15.2 %2003: 14.7 %2004: 14.9 %2005: 15 %2006: 15.5 %2007: 21.2 %2008: 22.6 %2009: 23.4 %2010: 24.5 %2011: 25 %2012: 25.5 %2013: 26.3 %2014: 26.1 %2015: 26.3 %2016: 24.6 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 24 %2019: 23.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pacific island small states recorded 23.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Pacific island small states peaked at 26.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1999.

Pacific island small states ranks 11th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 14.6%
1998 14.8% +1.0%
1999 14.5% -1.6%
2000 14.7% +1.2%
2001 15.0% +2.2%
2002 15.2% +1.0%
2003 14.7% -3.1%
2004 14.9% +1.3%
2005 15.0% +1.0%
2006 15.5% +3.0%
2007 21.2% +36.9%
2008 22.6% +6.3%
2009 23.4% +3.7%
2010 24.5% +4.7%
2011 25.0% +2.1%
2012 25.5% +2.0%
2013 26.3% +3.0%
2014 26.1% -0.5%
2015 26.3% +0.5%
2016 24.6% -6.5%
2017 24.2% -1.5%
2018 24.0% -1.0%
2019 23.7% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.6% 14.5% 14.8% 3
2000s 17.2% 14.7% 23.4% 10
2010s 25.0% 23.7% 26.3% 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 8 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
  2. 9 Namibia 48.3% compare
  3. 10 Uganda 47.9% compare
  4. 11 Eritrea 47.8% compare
  5. 12 Nicaragua 47.4% compare
  6. 13 Vanuatu 47.2% compare
  7. 14 Mozambique 45.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Pacific island small states?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Pacific island small states was 23.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1999.
How does Pacific island small states rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Pacific island small states ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/