Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 77,560 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 77,560. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.2% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 347,739 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77,560, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 168th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 128,877 | — |
| 2000 | 141,305 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 266,628 | +88.7% |
| 2002 | 270,496 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 276,611 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 277,006 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 306,504 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 319,178 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 323,358 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 347,739 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 319,573 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 336,850 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 276,475 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 336,340 | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 326,617 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 300,147 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 282,615 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 286,089 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 265,377 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 283,702 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 274,427 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 310,870 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 329,517 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 320,718 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 300,353 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 77,560 | -74.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,877 | 128,877 | 128,877 | 1 |
| 2000s | 284,840 | 141,305 | 347,739 | 10 |
| 2010s | 296,864 | 265,377 | 336,850 | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,804 | 77,560 | 329,517 | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 77,560 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 347,739 in 2008.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,560 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 168th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release