School age population, early … age male educational development in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School age population, early … age male educational development was 524,857 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 524,857 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Small States peaked at 524,857 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 228,727, in 1999.
WB: Small States ranks 157th of 187 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 322,209 | — |
| 1998 | 322,824 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 228,727 | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 243,525 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 245,084 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 247,780 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 258,315 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 262,479 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 265,299 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 267,039 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 269,096 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 272,458 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 277,270 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 345,527 | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 346,823 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 414,982 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 425,169 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 432,294 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 457,127 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 463,027 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 471,348 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 478,034 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 483,503 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 498,477 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 508,372 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 522,385 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 523,905 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 524,857 | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early … age male 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 | -29.1% | 322,824 | 228,727 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 291,253 | 228,727 | 322,824 | 3 |
| 2000s | 260,834 | 243,525 | 277,270 | 10 |
| 2010s | 431,783 | 345,527 | 483,503 | 10 |
| 2020s | 515,599 | 498,477 | 524,857 | 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 524,857 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 524,857 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,727 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 21.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release