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

Latest (2019)
98.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 43 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 2019
All-time low
88.9%
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Small states, 1996–2019

0204060801001996200720191996: 88.9 %1997: 89.2 %1998: 89 %1999: 89.3 %2000: 90.4 %2001: 91.5 %2002: 92.1 %2003: 93.3 %2004: 94.3 %2005: 94.8 %2006: 95.7 %2007: 95.6 %2008: 96.7 %2009: 97 %2010: 97.3 %2011: 97.7 %2012: 97.8 %2013: 97.7 %2014: 98 %2015: 98.2 %2016: 98.3 %2017: 98.3 %2018: 98.4 %2019: 98.6 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Small states, 1996 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 18 Uruguay 112.8% compare
  2. 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 112.7% compare
  3. 20 Hong Kong, China 111.2% compare
  4. 21 Grenada 110.9% compare
  5. 22 Viet Nam 110.6% compare
  6. 23 Colombia 110.6% compare
  7. 24 Peru 109.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.