Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.28 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.28 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.29 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.2878 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 1.28 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2878 GPIA, in 1972.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2878 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3079 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3084 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3083 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3204 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4119 GPIA | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4375 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4594 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.519 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5117 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4641 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5412 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5059 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6072 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.564 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6317 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5414 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5554 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5874 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7037 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7381 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7776 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.813 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9417 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8794 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8195 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8051 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.797 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.846 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.16 GPIA | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9575 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9211 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9579 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9982 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9866 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3552 GPIA | 0.2878 GPIA | 0.4594 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5442 GPIA | 0.4641 GPIA | 0.6317 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7863 GPIA | 0.5874 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.846 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 1.28 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2878 GPIA in 1972.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release