School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Small States is 1.70 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Small States peaked at 1.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 1999.
That places WB: Small States 174th 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, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.23 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.31 million | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.70 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 million | 1.21 million | 1.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million | 1.22 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.36 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.66 million | 1.70 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Small States?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Small States was 1.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 1999.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 174th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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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February 2026 Data Release