Population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Population of compulsory school age, male was 4.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.25 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.42 million
in 2010
All-time low
3.57 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 4.25 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 4.42 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.57 million, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 195th 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.59 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.57 million | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.80 million | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 3.93 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.91 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.90 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.82 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.42 million | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 4.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.25 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.25 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 million | 3.57 million | 3.59 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 3.80 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 million | 4.26 million | 4.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 million | 4.24 million | 4.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 4.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 million in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release