Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 53.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 56.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 147th 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 43.1% | — |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 40.7% | 43.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 43.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 53.6% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 144 Dominican Republic 54.7% compare
- 145 Myanmar 54.2% compare
- 146 Bangladesh 53.9% compare
- 147 Suriname 50.3% compare
- 148 Seychelles 48.7% compare
- 149 El Salvador 48.7% compare
- 150 Botswana 48.3% 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, upper secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 53.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release