Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Small states
Small states: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 390,862 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Small states stood at 390,862 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Small states peaked at 390,862 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 236,499 number, in 1970.
That places Small states 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 236,499 number | — |
| 1971 | 239,122 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 240,785 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 242,109 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 242,862 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 244,051 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 246,920 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 250,035 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 253,832 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 258,164 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 262,146 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 265,469 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 269,402 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 272,966 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 276,578 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 280,545 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 285,549 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 292,680 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 301,018 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 309,327 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 316,352 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 322,353 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 326,150 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 326,940 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 328,248 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 329,831 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 331,770 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 335,481 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 338,243 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 341,507 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 342,460 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 343,023 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 342,279 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 341,054 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 339,648 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 338,659 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 339,255 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 339,895 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 341,277 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 342,580 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 344,631 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 347,936 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 352,271 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 357,481 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 362,878 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 368,710 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 374,187 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 379,890 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 385,375 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 390,862 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 245,438 number | 236,499 number | 258,164 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 281,568 number | 262,146 number | 309,327 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 329,688 number | 316,352 number | 341,507 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 341,013 number | 338,659 number | 343,023 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 366,422 number | 344,631 number | 390,862 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 361,088 number compare
- 40 Colombia 360,052 number compare
- 41 Morocco 335,484 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
- 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 295,002 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, female in Small states?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Small states was 390,862 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 390,862 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,499 number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.