Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
68.1%
in 2015
All-time low
29.6%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 65.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 68.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1971.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.6% | — |
| 1972 | 30.6% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 33.2% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 36.3% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 44.9% | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 53.3% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.6% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 56.9% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 60.9% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 29.6% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 51.6% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 54.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 59.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 65.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 65.9% | 67.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 141 French Polynesia 83.4% compare
- 142 Puerto Rico 83.0% compare
- 143 Tajikistan 82.9% compare
- 144 Eswatini 82.2% compare
- 145 Myanmar 81.9% compare
- 146 Romania 81.9% compare
- 147 Malaysia 81.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 65.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release