Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8842 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8842 GPIA
Change on year
down 9.6%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.27 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.53 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pacific Island Small States is 0.8842 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.53 GPIA, in 1981.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7903 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9295 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7524 GPIA | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7575 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.635 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6142 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.627 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6425 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.646 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5922 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6192 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.53 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7671 GPIA | +44.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8532 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8994 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8947 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.842 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8379 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8399 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8462 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8222 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8238 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8503 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8727 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8945 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9162 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9398 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9641 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9887 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9779 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8842 GPIA | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6987 GPIA | 0.5922 GPIA | 0.9295 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.8994 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9087 GPIA | 0.8222 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.8842 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 0.8842 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 GPIA in 1981.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small 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