Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 4,590 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 4,590 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 11,492 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,590, in 2024.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 218th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10,920 | — |
| 1999 | 6,433 | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 6,122 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 11,492 | +87.7% |
| 2002 | 9,721 | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 10,625 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 10,717 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10,480 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 10,155 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 10,547 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7,499 | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 8,984 | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 9,369 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 9,930 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 9,838 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9,313 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5,967 | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 5,377 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 5,427 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5,266 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5,364 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6,703 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 6,193 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 6,114 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,573 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 5,161 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 4,590 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,676 | 6,433 | 10,920 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,634 | 6,122 | 11,492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,255 | 5,266 | 9,930 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,526 | 4,590 | 6,193 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 139,514 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 72,041 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 169,203 (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 86,683 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 83,038 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 4,590 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,492 in 2001.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,590 in 2024.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 218th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release