Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) was 22.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 22.3% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 24.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 10.8% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +60.6% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +60.6% | 12.6% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 8.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 22.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release