Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 129,394 in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 129,394, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 139,919 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88,021, in 1999.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 181st of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,106 | 88,021 | 88,190 | 2 |
| 2000s | 109,960 | 100,351 | 125,318 | 8 |
| 2010s | 130,178 | 123,887 | 139,919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,653 | 129,394 | 138,121 | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 129,394 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 139,919 in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,021 in 1999.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 181st out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release