Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 2.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1997.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.6% | — |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 4 |
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 2.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release