School age population, early … age male educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, early … age male educational development was 684,455 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 684,455. 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 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 806,057 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 684,455, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 144th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 805,590 | — |
| 2000 | 806,057 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 805,759 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 802,993 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 801,733 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 794,120 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 789,298 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 783,453 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 777,861 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 773,565 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 772,253 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 772,075 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 767,492 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 771,605 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 773,024 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 764,961 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 754,682 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 748,286 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 740,103 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 730,267 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 724,527 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 716,791 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 707,274 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 701,312 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 688,600 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 684,455 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 805,590 | 805,590 | 805,590 | 1 |
| 2000s | 790,709 | 772,253 | 806,057 | 10 |
| 2010s | 754,702 | 724,527 | 773,024 | 10 |
| 2020s | 699,686 | 684,455 | 716,791 | 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 684,455 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 806,057 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 684,455 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 10.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release