Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 654,101 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 654,101, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 733,345 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 268,005, in 1980.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 271,983 | — |
| 1978 | 272,383 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 270,312 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 268,005 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 272,448 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 278,981 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 286,168 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 296,536 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 302,331 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 306,737 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 295,540 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 288,309 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 285,991 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 284,137 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 281,321 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 290,611 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 291,097 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 300,786 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 308,128 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 308,826 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 326,621 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 332,848 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 329,529 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 332,937 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 335,210 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 339,730 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 348,103 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 358,308 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 365,028 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 367,446 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 374,039 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 379,870 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 596,756 | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 617,599 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 636,090 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 653,026 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 673,473 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 711,569 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 733,345 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 717,997 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 694,772 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 713,740 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 711,290 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 680,351 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 646,569 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 656,611 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 654,101 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +57.1% | 379,870 | 596,756 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 271,559 | 270,312 | 272,383 | 3 |
| 1980s | 288,339 | 268,005 | 306,737 | 9 |
| 1990s | 301,037 | 281,321 | 332,848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,020 | 329,529 | 379,870 | 10 |
| 2010s | 674,837 | 596,756 | 733,345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 669,784 | 646,569 | 711,290 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- 208 Cook Islands 355 compare
- 209 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 298 compare
- 210 Anguilla 278 compare
- 211 Montserrat 89 compare
- 212 Tokelau 54 compare
- 213 Saint Helena 53 compare
- 214 Niue 29 compare
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 654,101 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 733,345 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,005 in 1980.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release