Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 763,384 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 763,384. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 763,384 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 130,242, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 130,607 | — |
| 1998 | 130,607 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 130,242 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 554,683 | +325.9% |
| 2001 | 563,568 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 574,260 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 564,135 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 563,562 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 558,115 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 557,424 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 559,244 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 629,290 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 631,588 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 629,405 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 631,896 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 636,733 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 657,543 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 681,593 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 684,986 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 708,799 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 709,733 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 712,383 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 714,317 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 713,207 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 717,755 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 756,099 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 760,884 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 763,384 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130,485 | 130,242 | 130,607 | 3 |
| 2000s | 575,587 | 554,683 | 631,588 | 10 |
| 2010s | 676,739 | 629,405 | 714,317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 742,266 | 713,207 | 763,384 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 763,384 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 763,384 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,242 in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release