Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Small states
Small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 28.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Small states, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small states recorded 28.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Small states peaked at 30.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1998.
That places Small states 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.3% | — |
| 1998 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.2% | 27.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.1% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 4 Burkina Faso 59.1% compare
- 5 Madagascar 54.7% compare
- 6 Burundi 51.8% compare
- 7 Lesotho 50.1% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
- 9 Namibia 48.3% compare
- 10 Uganda 47.9% compare
More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,859 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 482.15 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 522.36 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.86 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Small states?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Small states was 28.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1998.
- How does Small states rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Small states ranks 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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/