Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 8.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 8.13 million for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 8.25 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.93 million, in 1971.
That places UNESCO: Sids 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.37 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.93 million | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 5.16 million | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 5.31 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.41 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 5.48 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 5.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.56 million | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.51 million | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 5.53 million | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.54 million | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.55 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.56 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.58 million | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.60 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 5.58 million | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.55 million | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.54 million | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.59 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.62 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.39 million | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 5.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.70 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 5.89 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 6.05 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.29 million | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.52 million | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 6.73 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.76 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.66 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.58 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.71 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.19 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.56 million | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.90 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.97 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.09 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.18 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.15 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.13 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 million | 4.93 million | 5.56 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.57 million | 5.54 million | 5.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.05 million | 5.39 million | 6.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.69 million | 6.55 million | 6.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.93 million | 7.19 million | 8.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 million | 8.10 million | 8.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 186 Guam 15,516 compare
- 187 United States Virgin Islands 14,544 compare
- 188 Saint Lucia 14,257 compare
- 189 Grenada 11,967 compare
- 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,936 compare
- 191 Micronesia, Federated States of 11,762 compare
- 192 Seychelles 9,592 compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 397,920 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNESCO: Sids?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNESCO: Sids was 8.13 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 million in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.