Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 102.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 102.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 102.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 88.6% | — |
| 1998 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 91.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 101.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 101.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 100.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 100.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 101.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 102.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 88.0% | 89.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 91.7% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 96.8% | 101.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 99.7% | 102.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 26 Grenada 108.9% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 108.6% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 108.4% compare
- 29 Tonga 108.2% compare
- 30 Republic of Moldova 107.9% compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 107.3% compare
- 32 Hong Kong, China 106.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 102.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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