Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states
Small states: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 98.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1996.
Small states ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 88.9% | — |
| 1997 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 88.9% | 89.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 90.4% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,859 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 482.15 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 522.36 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.86 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states was 98.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1996.
- How does Small states rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Small states ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.