Goal 3 - Promote gender equality and empower women

Indicator Year ValueUnitNote Source
9. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary, and tertiary education
  • Primary
  • : National
    Yap
    Chuuk
    Pohnpei
    Kosrae

  • Secondary
  • : National
    Yap
    Chuuk
    Pohnpei
    Kosrae

  • Tertiary
  • : National
    SY2004/05



    96.3
    87.2
    98.2
    97.1
    93.3

    98.3
    82.3
    101.0
    105.9
    85.9

    96.6
    % All COM-FSM campuses, fall session only FSM Statistics Unit
    10. Ratio of literate females to males of 15-24 year olds
    National
    Yap
    Chuuk
    Pohnpei
    Kosrae
    2000
    97
    109
    97
    95
    100
    %


    2000 FSM Census
    11. Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector
    National
    Yap
    Chuuk
    Pohnpei
    Kosrae
    2000
    33
    40
    28
    33
    32
    % 2000 FSM Census
    12. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament 0