Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 90.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small states recorded 90.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Small states peaked at 90.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1970.
That places Small states 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.2% | — |
| 1971 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 71.2% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.0% | 76.7% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 78.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 83.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 89.7% | 90.7% | 10 |
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More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Small states?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Small states was 90.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.