School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 27.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Small states is 27.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Small states peaked at 27.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1981.
That places Small states 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.1% | — |
| 1971 | 6.2% | -12.4% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +28.8% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +28.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.2% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 29 Belgium 95.6% compare
- 30 Albania 95.4% compare
- 31 United States 94.9% compare
- 32 Netherlands 94.4% compare
- 33 United Kingdom 93.5% compare
- 34 Denmark 92.9% compare
- 35 Lithuania 90.1% compare
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Small states?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Small states was 27.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1981.
- How does Small states rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Small states ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.