Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 1.05 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2016.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 59th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 56 South Africa 1.03 GPIA compare
- 57 Kiribati 1.02 GPIA compare
- 58 Sierra Leone 1.02 GPIA compare
- 59 Dominica 1.02 GPIA compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 1.02 GPIA compare
- 61 Albania 1.02 GPIA compare
- 62 Uruguay 1.02 GPIA compare
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 1985.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2016.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 59th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release