Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States is 72.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 72.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 1997.
WB: Small States ranks 123rd of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.8% | — |
| 1998 | 64.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 62.8% | 64.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 64.4% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 69.6% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 72.1% | 72.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
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 to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Small States was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 1997.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 123rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release