Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.34 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.36 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8333 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: 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: Small States is 1.34 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8333 GPIA, in 1970.
That places WB: Small States 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8333 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9169 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8993 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8957 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8913 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9038 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9139 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9113 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9066 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9293 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9126 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9373 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9505 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9808 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.8333 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9768 GPIA | 0.9126 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States was 1.34 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: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 GPIA in 1970.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Small States ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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