Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Small states
Small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 21.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Small states, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Small states stood at 21.5%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Small states peaked at 29.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2019.
Small states ranks 11th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.5% | — |
| 1998 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.2% | 29.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 26.7% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
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 primary education who are at least 2 in Small states?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Small states was 21.5% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2019.
- How does Small states rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Small states ranks 11th 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 Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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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About this data
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/