School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 911,303 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Other Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Other Small States stood at 911,303. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Other Small States peaked at 911,303 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 313,201, in 1999.
That places WB: Other Small States 164th out of 187 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 … age both sexes educational in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 499,277 | — |
| 1998 | 500,513 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 313,201 | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 342,398 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 345,023 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 350,251 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 367,418 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 375,131 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 380,028 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 383,087 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 386,527 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 392,392 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 401,296 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 536,888 | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 538,695 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 673,788 | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 693,945 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 712,669 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 764,301 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 778,875 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 797,928 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 815,094 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 825,827 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 858,140 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 878,750 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 905,450 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 909,457 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 911,303 | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in WB: Other Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -37.4% | 500,513 | 313,201 |
| 2010 | +33.8% | 401,296 | 536,888 |
| 2012 | +25.1% | 538,695 | 673,788 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 437,664 | 313,201 | 500,513 | 3 |
| 2000s | 372,355 | 342,398 | 401,296 | 10 |
| 2010s | 713,801 | 536,888 | 825,827 | 10 |
| 2020s | 892,620 | 858,140 | 911,303 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 391,797 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,166 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Other Small States?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Other Small States was 911,303 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 911,303 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,201 in 1999.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 164th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release