Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 2.29 million.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 2.33 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million, in 1997.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 205th 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 GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.71 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.29 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1.72 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million | 1.78 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 million | 1.88 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million | 2.29 million | 2.33 million | 5 |
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 population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 2.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release