Education in SDG: Small Island Developing States

471 indicators covering education for SDG: Small Island Developing States.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 75.3% 2024 down 5.0% 146th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 102.7% 2024 down 4.4% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 73.9% 2024 down 6.3% 146th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9818 GPIA 2024 down 1.3% 135th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 4.9% 2023 up 48.4% 10th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 1.3% 2023 down 12.1% 7th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 9.6% 2023 up 17.6% 21st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 4.56 million 2024 up 13.5% 161st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.56 years 2024 up 0.8% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 101.5% 2024 down 3.8% 31st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9786 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.7% 2024 down 4.8% 24th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.8% 2024 up 0.6% 156th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 4.95 million 2024 down 3.4% 168th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 3.79 million 2024 up 12.8% 158th
School age population, early childhood education, male 2.53 million 2024 down 3.4% 168th
School age population, early childhood education, female 2.42 million 2024 down 3.4% 168th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 8.36 million 2024 up 13.2% 161st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 55.0% 2024 up 1.9% 172nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 55.3% 2024 down 4.1% 145th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 136,141 2024 up 27.1% 175th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.67 years 2024 up 0.1% 10th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.46 years 2024 up 1.5% 23rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9783 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% 133rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 57.0% 2024 down 3.8% 142nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2024 up 0.6% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 53.6% 2024 down 4.4% 147th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.8% 2024 down 24.6% 62nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.6% 2024 down 11.0% 66th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.2% 2024 up 0.9% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 74.5% 2024 down 4.5% 116th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.4% 2024 up 0.2% 156th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 79.6% 2024 down 8.7% 113th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.2% 2024 down 20.0% 66th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.4% 2024 up 59.1% 109th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 833,300 2025 up 29.2% 31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 11.5% 2025 up 19.8% 17th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 79.1% 2024 down 7.5% 95th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 80.0% 2024 down 9.8% 130th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.9% 2024 up 44.7% 127th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.0% 2024 up 77.4% 92nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 163,219 2023 up 10.5% 190th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 58,078 2024 up 22.3% 172nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 19,397 2023 down 13.0% 80th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 200,136 2023 up 34.0% 187th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.3% 2025 down 19.5% 32nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 78,063 2024 up 30.9% 175th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 101,390 2023 up 9.5% 189th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 62.1% 2023 down 0.9% 75th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 61,829 2023 up 12.2% 195th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 51.6% 2023 up 17.0% 102nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 103,219 2023 up 56.7% 180th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 96,917 2023 up 16.0% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 76.0% 2024 down 3.8% 111th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 73.2% 2024 down 5.1% 118th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 83 2023 up 151.5% 186th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 64,091 2023 up 48.2% 177th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3,203 2023 up 341.2% 200th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 118,014 2023 up 17.5% 190th