Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 57.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 60.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.2% | — |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.5% | 49.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 47.7% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 56.2% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 59.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 57.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release