School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 1.47 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.47 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 624,751, in 2004.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 183rd out of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 757,118 | — |
| 1998 | 638,712 | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 644,736 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 635,919 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 639,670 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 639,854 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 627,549 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 624,751 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 627,497 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 630,150 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 630,463 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 635,896 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 645,163 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 649,598 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 651,898 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | +100.6% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.47 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 680,189 | 638,712 | 757,118 | 3 |
| 2000s | 633,691 | 624,751 | 645,163 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 649,598 | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.44 million | 1.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 180 Grenada 6,830 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 5,514 compare
- 182 Aruba 5,239 compare
- 183 Tonga 4,523 compare
- 184 Dominica 3,575 compare
- 185 Seychelles 3,533 compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 3,519 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.29 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 153,614 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.04 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 162,921 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32,312 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,224 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3777 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 624,751 in 2004.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 183rd out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release