Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.36 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.36 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.36 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.796 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 1.36 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.796 GPIA, in 1973.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 6th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8824 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8479 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8059 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.796 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8221 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8408 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8606 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8875 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9233 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9649 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9926 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.14 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.33 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8631 GPIA | 0.796 GPIA | 0.9649 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.78 GPIA compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1.77 GPIA compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.68 GPIA compare
- 6 Maldives 1.64 GPIA compare
- 7 Qatar 1.64 GPIA compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 1.63 GPIA compare
- 9 Guyana 1.57 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.36 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.796 GPIA in 1973.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 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