Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.13 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 1.13 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5162 GPIA, in 1973.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 77th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5474 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5672 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5339 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5162 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5464 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6771 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.641 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6658 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7097 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6919 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6985 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6947 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7516 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7984 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6904 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6962 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6846 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6937 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7062 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7264 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7489 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7699 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7848 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8244 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8229 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8632 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8733 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8848 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8943 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8995 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9088 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9224 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9358 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9488 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9595 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9712 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9834 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.996 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6097 GPIA | 0.5162 GPIA | 0.7097 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7141 GPIA | 0.6846 GPIA | 0.7984 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8246 GPIA | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.954 GPIA | 0.8995 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.13 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5162 GPIA in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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