Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 107.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 107.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 108.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2006.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.2% | — |
| 1971 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 85.4% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 86.6% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 104.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 105.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 105.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 105.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 106.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 107.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 108.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 108.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 108.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 108.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 107.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 107.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 107.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.1% | 85.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 85.5% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 87.8% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 78.8% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.2% | 92.5% | 108.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.0% | 107.7% | 108.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.13 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 790,826 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 107.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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