Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 27.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
27.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 40 groups
All-time high
28.3%
in 2011
All-time low
20.9%
in 2000
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 21.8 %1998: 21.2 %1999: 21.7 %2000: 20.9 %2001: 21.4 %2002: 22.6 %2003: 23.4 %2004: 24.3 %2005: 24.7 %2006: 25.7 %2007: 26.3 %2008: 27 %2009: 27.5 %2010: 28 %2011: 28.3 %2012: 27.8 %2013: 28.1 %2014: 28.2 %2015: 27.9 %2016: 27.9 %2017: 27.9 %2018: 27.4 %2019: 27.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states is 27.5%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states peaked at 28.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2000.

Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 40 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary 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 21.8%
1998 21.2% -2.7%
1999 21.7% +2.3%
2000 20.9% -3.7%
2001 21.4% +2.2%
2002 22.6% +5.6%
2003 23.4% +3.6%
2004 24.3% +4.1%
2005 24.7% +1.4%
2006 25.7% +4.3%
2007 26.3% +2.3%
2008 27.0% +2.6%
2009 27.5% +2.1%
2010 28.0% +1.6%
2011 28.3% +1.0%
2012 27.8% -1.5%
2013 28.1% +0.8%
2014 28.2% +0.4%
2015 27.9% -0.9%
2016 27.9% -0.0%
2017 27.9% +0.1%
2018 27.4% -1.8%
2019 27.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.6% 21.2% 21.8% 3
2000s 24.4% 20.9% 27.5% 10
2010s 27.9% 27.4% 28.3% 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 1 Liberia 71.4% compare
  2. 2 Kenya 44.1% compare
  3. 3 Madagascar 43.7% compare
  4. 4 Eswatini 41.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Pacific island small states was 27.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
How does Pacific island small states rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 primary 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 primary 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
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/