Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 88.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 90.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1992.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 115th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 80.0% | — |
| 1977 | 83.8% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 85.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 80.6% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 78.7% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 76.4% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 80.0% | 85.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 76.4% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.8% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 78.4% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 86.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.8% | 90.4% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1992.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 115th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release