School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 1.08 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 1.13 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 664,425, in 1997.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 187th 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 GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 664,425 | — |
| 1998 | 713,430 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 716,777 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 701,751 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 704,070 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 704,386 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 718,833 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 717,394 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 722,830 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 726,489 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 728,748 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 730,930 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 735,739 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million | +50.6% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +50.6% | 735,739 | 1.11 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 698,211 | 664,425 | 716,777 | 3 |
| 2000s | 719,117 | 701,751 | 735,739 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.10 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.08 million | 1.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- 184 Dominica 3,575 compare
- 185 Seychelles 3,533 compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 3,519 compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 3,291 compare
- 188 Liechtenstein 2,658 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,486 compare
- 190 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,242 compare
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 1.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 664,425 in 1997.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 187th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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