School age population, early … age female educational development in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School age population, early … age female educational development was 512,976 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States is 512,976, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States peaked at 512,976 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 224,432, 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 … age female educational development in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 317,025 | — |
| 1998 | 317,647 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 224,432 | -29.3% |
| 2000 | 238,611 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 240,029 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 242,463 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 252,536 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 256,357 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 258,911 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 260,717 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 262,632 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 265,753 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 270,480 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 338,526 | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 339,687 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 406,865 | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 417,140 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 424,716 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 448,027 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 453,736 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 461,418 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 468,787 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 473,904 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 489,215 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 498,852 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 510,821 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 512,295 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 512,976 | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early … age female educational development in WB: 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 | -29.3% | 317,647 | 224,432 |
| 2010 | +25.2% | 270,480 | 338,526 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286,368 | 224,432 | 317,647 | 3 |
| 2000s | 254,849 | 238,611 | 270,480 | 10 |
| 2010s | 423,281 | 338,526 | 473,904 | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,832 | 489,215 | 512,976 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (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 512,976 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 512,976 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,432 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 20.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release