Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 551,826 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 551,826. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 671,635 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 551,826, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 98th out of 173 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 655,960 | — |
| 2013 | 611,258 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 644,125 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 660,914 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 652,204 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 616,821 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 601,548 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 611,480 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 570,731 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 593,072 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 596,652 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 671,635 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 551,826 | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 631,789 | 601,548 | 660,914 | 8 |
| 2020s | 596,783 | 551,826 | 671,635 | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 551,826 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 671,635 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 551,826 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 98th out of 173 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release