Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 76.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 80.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 111th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.0% | — |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 67.9% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 77.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 76.0% | 79.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 108 Romania 81.1% compare
- 109 Philippines 81.0% compare
- 110 Panama 80.4% compare
- 111 Brunei Darussalam 80.2% compare
- 112 Anguilla 80.0% compare
- 113 Nepal 79.5% compare
- 114 Seychelles 78.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 111th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release