Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 34.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.8%
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
46.7%
in 2009
All-time low
4.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 34.8% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 46.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1971.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.0% | — |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -73.0% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +119.9% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -43.9% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +97.4% |
| 1977 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 14.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 15.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 21.0% | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 4.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 15.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 24.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.8% | 37.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 118 Turks and Caicos Islands 32.9% compare
- 119 Belize 32.1% compare
- 120 Guatemala 30.5% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 30.0% compare
- 122 South Africa 29.8% compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 29.8% compare
- 124 Honduras 28.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 34.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release