Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Other Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Other Small States stood at 2.46 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Other Small States peaked at 2.46 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Other Small States 204th 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 WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.03 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.03 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.62 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.08 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.42 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.46 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.46 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 million | 1.03 million | 1.06 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 1.22 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million | 1.93 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.40 million | 2.29 million | 2.46 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 624,856 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 120,785 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Other Small States?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Other Small States was 2.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release