School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 1.04 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. 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 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States peaked at 1.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 453,160, in 1999.
That places WB: Small States 157th 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 educational development in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 639,235 | — |
| 1998 | 640,471 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 453,160 | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 482,136 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 485,113 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 490,242 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 510,851 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 518,836 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 524,210 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 527,756 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 531,728 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 538,211 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 547,750 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 684,053 | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 686,510 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 821,846 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 842,309 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 857,010 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 905,154 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 916,763 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 932,766 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 946,821 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 957,407 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 987,692 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577,622 | 453,160 | 640,471 | 3 |
| 2000s | 515,683 | 482,136 | 547,750 | 10 |
| 2010s | 855,064 | 684,053 | 957,407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million | 987,692 | 1.04 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States was 1.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,160 in 1999.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Small States ranks 157th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 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