Education in SDG: Small Island Developing States

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 13.2% 16th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 17,689 2024 down 9.3% 196th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 9,544 2024 down 4.3% 187th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 8,146 2024 down 14.6% 198th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 150.0% 177th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 340.3% 144th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.2% 2023 up 47.9% 35th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.1% 2023 up 17.3% 44th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 958 2023 down 19.6% 168th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 236,463 2024 up 3.0% 185th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 129,394 2024 up 4.1% 181st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 156,348 2024 down 73.1% 169th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 107,070 2024 up 1.6% 191st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 77,560 2024 down 74.2% 168th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 78,788 2024 down 72.0% 168th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 382,700 2025 up 24.4% 31st
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 450,600 2025 up 33.6% 31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 10.8% 2025 up 14.9% 18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 12.2% 2025 up 24.5% 17th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 120,007 2023 up 13.4% 154th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 19.7% 70th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 7.3% 2023 up 13.8% 33rd