Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 90.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) stood at 90.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 100.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.3% | — |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 61.3% | 64.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 68.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 90.5% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- 145 Jamaica 93.7% compare
- 146 Seychelles 93.7% compare
- 147 Mongolia 93.5% compare
- 148 Palestine, State of 92.9% compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 92.9% compare
- 150 Mozambique 92.9% compare
- 151 Macau, China 92.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 90.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release