School enrollment, primary, female in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, primary, female was 86.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Small states, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Small states stood at 86.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Small states peaked at 86.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 75.2% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 79.7% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 78.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 82.4% | 82.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 85.7% | 86.3% | 5 |
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Small states?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Small states was 86.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.