Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Small Island Developing States

SDG: Small Island Developing States: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
up 11.8%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1996–2023

00.20.40.61996200920231996: 0.469 %1997: 0.472 %1998: 0.474 %1999: 0.528 %2000: 0.391 %2001: 0.462 %2002: 0.537 %2003: 0.504 %2004: 0.409 %2005: 0.396 %2006: 0.394 %2007: 0.404 %2008: 0.416 %2009: 0.431 %2010: 0.421 %2011: 0.404 %2012: 0.394 %2013: 0.403 %2014: 0.395 %2015: 0.39 %2016: 0.394 %2017: 0.382 %2018: 0.374 %2019: 0.378 %2020: 0.341 %2021: 0.3 %2022: 0.313 %2023: 0.35 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 0.4% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.

The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 0.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1996 to 2023.
Year % Change
1996 0.5%
1997 0.5% +0.7%
1998 0.5% +0.5%
1999 0.5% +11.3%
2000 0.4% -25.9%
2001 0.5% +18.1%
2002 0.5% +16.3%
2003 0.5% -6.1%
2004 0.4% -19.0%
2005 0.4% -3.2%
2006 0.4% -0.4%
2007 0.4% +2.6%
2008 0.4% +2.9%
2009 0.4% +3.7%
2010 0.4% -2.4%
2011 0.4% -4.1%
2012 0.4% -2.4%
2013 0.4% +2.3%
2014 0.4% -1.9%
2015 0.4% -1.4%
2016 0.4% +1.1%
2017 0.4% -3.2%
2018 0.4% -2.0%
2019 0.4% +1.1%
2020 0.3% -9.8%
2021 0.3% -12.2%
2022 0.3% +4.5%
2023 0.4% +11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States

  1. 13 Samoa 3.6% compare
  2. 14 Fiji 3.0% compare
  3. 15 Nepal 1.5% compare
  4. 16 Macau, China 1.4% compare
  5. 17 Mauritius 1.1% compare
  6. 18 Brunei Darussalam 1.0% compare
  7. 19 Mongolia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
430 places, 11,223 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release