Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 103.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 103.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 109.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 92.8% | — |
| 1998 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 103.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 107.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 108.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 109.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 109.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 108.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 108.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 106.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 106.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 105.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 103.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 104.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 103.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 103.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 92.8% | 94.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.6% | 99.9% | 109.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.0% | 103.2% | 105.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 21 Mauritius 111.3% compare
- 22 Grenada 110.7% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 110.5% compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 109.7% compare
- 25 Albania 109.7% compare
- 26 Sweden 109.3% compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 108.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (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, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 103.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 109.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release