Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 107.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
107.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
107.4%
in 2013
All-time low
88.2%
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 107.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 107.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.2% | — |
| 1971 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 92.9% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 98.2% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 99.4% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 101.3% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 106.3% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 103.6% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 103.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 100.5% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 104.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 104.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 102.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 101.9% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 103.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 105.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 104.1% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 103.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 103.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 103.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 103.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 103.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 100.9% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 100.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 101.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 102.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 100.1% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 103.8% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 105.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 106.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 105.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 104.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 104.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 104.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 103.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 105.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 105.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 106.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 107.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 106.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 107.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 106.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 105.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 104.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 104.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 103.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 103.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 104.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 105.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 107.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.2% | 88.2% | 106.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.4% | 100.8% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.7% | 99.9% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.9% | 103.4% | 106.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.4% | 103.3% | 107.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.1% | 103.0% | 107.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 27 Togo 114.3% compare
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 113.7% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 113.4% compare
- 30 Peru 112.8% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 112.5% compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 112.3% compare
- 33 Afghanistan 112.2% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 107.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release