Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Small States is 2.91 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Small States peaked at 2.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Small States 203rd 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: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.53 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.53 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.71 million | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.98 million | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.39 million | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 2.41 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.46 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.67 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.71 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.82 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.91 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 1.55 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million | 1.71 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million | 2.39 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 million | 2.75 million | 2.91 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Small States?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Small States was 2.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Small States rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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