Progression to secondary school in Small states
Small states: Progression to secondary school was 90.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Small states, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Small states stood at 90.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Small states peaked at 91.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1979.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 75.6% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 80.1% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 85.1% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 90.4% | 91.6% | 8 |
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Small states?
- Progression to secondary school in Small states was 90.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1979.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).