School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8842 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.8842 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.27 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.53 GPI, in 1981.
That places Pacific island small states 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7903 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9295 GPI | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7524 GPI | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7575 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.635 GPI | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6142 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.627 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6425 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.646 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5922 GPI | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6192 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.53 GPI | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7671 GPI | +44.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8532 GPI | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8994 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8947 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.842 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8379 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8399 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8462 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8222 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8238 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8503 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8727 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8945 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9162 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9398 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9641 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9887 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.16 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPI | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9779 GPI | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8842 GPI | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6987 GPI | 0.5922 GPI | 0.9295 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.793 GPI | 0.53 GPI | 0.8994 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9087 GPI | 0.8222 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPI | 0.8842 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3814 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Pacific island small states was 0.8842 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 GPI in 1981.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Pacific island small states ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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 (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.