Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Small states
Small states: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 794,834 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 794,834 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Small states peaked at 794,834 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 477,507 number, in 1970.
Small states ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 477,507 number | — |
| 1971 | 482,979 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 486,372 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 489,057 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 490,509 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 492,847 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 498,700 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 505,375 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 513,378 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 522,400 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 530,571 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 537,296 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 545,355 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 552,674 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 560,051 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 568,061 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 577,910 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 592,133 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 608,939 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 625,908 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 640,446 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 652,519 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 660,391 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 662,146 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 664,796 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 667,972 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 672,480 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 679,900 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 685,933 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 692,372 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 694,655 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 695,704 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 693,876 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 690,799 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 687,584 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 686,136 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 688,095 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 689,480 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 692,410 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 695,724 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 700,073 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 706,708 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 715,892 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 726,709 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 737,585 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 749,335 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 760,674 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 772,353 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 783,400 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 794,834 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 495,912 number | 477,507 number | 522,400 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 569,890 number | 530,571 number | 625,908 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 667,896 number | 640,446 number | 692,372 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 691,446 number | 686,136 number | 695,724 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 744,756 number | 700,073 number | 794,834 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 39 Madagascar 731,518 number compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 725,804 number compare
- 41 Morocco 688,788 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 647,828 number compare
- 43 Mali 619,276 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 618,890 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 599,784 number compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Small states?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Small states was 794,834 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 794,834 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 477,507 number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.