Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 79.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States is 79.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States peaked at 79.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1971.
WB: Small States ranks 101st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.9% | — |
| 1971 | 40.6% | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 47.4% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 49.2% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 57.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 40.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 49.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 52.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 59.6% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 71.0% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.9% | 79.3% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Small States was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release