School enrollment, primary in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, primary was 85.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Small states, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Small states recorded 85.7% for school enrollment, primary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Small states peaked at 85.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 75.9% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 79.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.3% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 82.6% | 83.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 5 |
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 school enrollment, primary in Small states?
- School enrollment, primary in Small states was 85.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.