School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 1.34 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 1.34 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.58 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 144th of 187 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.58 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.56 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.45 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 million | 1.58 million | 1.58 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.52 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million | 1.42 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million | 1.34 million | 1.41 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 144th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release