School enrollment, tertiary in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, tertiary was 22.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Small states recorded 22.9% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Small states peaked at 22.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.9% | 22.9% | 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, total 8.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (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, tertiary in Small states?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Small states was 22.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1981.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.