Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 74.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 78.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1999.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 116th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.9% | — |
| 1999 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.7% | 66.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 67.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 75.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 74.5% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 74.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 116th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release