Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Small states
Small states: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 403,972 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Small states stood at 403,972 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Small states peaked at 403,972 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 241,008 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, male in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 241,008 number | — |
| 1971 | 243,857 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 245,587 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 246,948 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 247,647 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 248,796 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 251,780 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 255,340 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 259,546 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 264,236 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 268,425 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 271,827 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 275,953 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 279,708 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 283,473 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 287,516 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 292,361 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 299,453 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 307,921 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 316,581 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 324,094 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 330,166 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 334,241 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 335,206 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 336,548 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 338,141 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 340,710 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 344,419 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 347,690 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 350,865 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 352,195 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 352,681 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 351,597 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 349,745 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 347,936 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 347,477 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 348,840 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 349,585 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 351,133 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 353,144 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 355,442 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 358,772 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 363,621 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 369,228 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 374,707 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 380,625 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 386,487 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 392,463 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 398,025 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 403,972 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,474 number | 241,008 number | 264,236 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 288,322 number | 268,425 number | 316,581 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 338,208 number | 324,094 number | 350,865 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 350,433 number | 347,477 number | 353,144 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,334 number | 355,442 number | 403,972 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 39 Madagascar 369,641 number compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 364,716 number compare
- 41 Morocco 353,304 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare
- 43 Mali 314,931 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 304,782 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, male in Small states?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Small states was 403,972 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 403,972 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,008 number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.