Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Population of compulsory school age, female was 220,005 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 220,005.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 236,527 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 169,169, in 1997.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 216th 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, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 169,169 | — |
| 1998 | 170,308 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 171,614 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 171,518 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 171,110 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 170,446 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 169,879 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 220,870 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 220,743 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 220,307 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 219,241 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 217,452 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 215,456 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 236,527 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 233,224 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 229,613 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 227,265 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 225,735 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 224,520 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 224,141 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 222,717 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 221,085 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 219,676 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 217,864 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 216,281 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 223,796 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 222,088 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 220,005 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170,364 | 169,169 | 171,614 | 3 |
| 2000s | 199,702 | 169,879 | 220,870 | 10 |
| 2010s | 226,450 | 219,676 | 236,527 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,007 | 216,281 | 223,796 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36,638 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,250 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6589 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 220,005 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 236,527 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,169 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release