Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 42.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 42.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 48.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 69th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.1% | — |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 47.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 43.5% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 40.6% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 42.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 69th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release