Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States is 90.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 1971.
That places WB: Small States 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.3% | — |
| 1971 | 70.3% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 71.6% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.9% | 70.3% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.4% | 76.0% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 78.3% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 80.7% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 87.9% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.0% | 90.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release