Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 102.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids is 102.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 108.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 1997.
That places UNESCO: Sids 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 91.4% | — |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 102.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 106.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 107.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 107.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 108.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 107.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 107.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 105.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 105.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 104.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 102.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 103.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 103.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 102.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 91.4% | 93.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.8% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.4% | 98.1% | 108.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.2% | 102.6% | 104.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 111.9% compare
- 20 Mauritius 111.5% compare
- 21 Fiji 110.6% compare
- 22 Mexico 110.3% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 109.7% compare
- 24 Cook Islands 109.4% compare
- 25 Albania 109.3% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 102.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 1997.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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