Enrolment in primary education, female in Small states
Small states: Enrolment in primary education, female was 2.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Small states is 2.47 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Small states peaked at 2.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million number, in 1970.
That places Small states 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.27 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.32 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.36 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.44 million number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.46 million number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.50 million number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.51 million number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.56 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.59 million number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.65 million number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.69 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.71 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.79 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.82 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.83 million number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.92 million number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.96 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.00 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.03 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.05 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.12 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.15 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.16 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.18 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.20 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.23 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.24 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.26 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.26 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.27 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.39 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.43 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.07 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.47 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Small states?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Small states was 2.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.