School age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.36 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
170th
of 194 groups
All-time high
2.42 million
in 2016
All-time low
2.06 million
in 2011
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids is 2.36 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 2.42 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.06 million, in 2011.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 170th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.12 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.09 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.08 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.38 million | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 2.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.39 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.36 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million | 2.07 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million | 2.06 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million | 2.36 million | 2.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 9,080 compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 8,974 compare
- 169 Vanuatu 8,477 compare
- 170 Barbados 7,708 compare
- 171 Macau, China 7,600 compare
- 172 Belize 6,674 compare
- 173 Samoa 5,383 compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 397,920 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in UNESCO: Sids was 2.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2011.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 170th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release