School age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 572,553 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
572,553
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
573,943
in 2023
All-time low
446,933
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 572,553.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 573,943 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 446,933, in 1970.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 193rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 446,933 | — |
| 1971 | 457,866 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 466,728 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 475,881 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 485,925 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 494,876 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 499,932 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 504,668 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 504,921 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 505,072 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 505,583 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 504,827 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 506,735 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 508,972 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 509,002 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 507,006 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 501,349 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 496,979 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 492,350 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 488,589 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 487,035 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 487,060 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 490,871 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 495,458 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 511,454 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 520,399 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 527,314 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 534,677 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 540,959 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 548,045 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 553,107 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 557,979 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 563,746 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 560,958 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 558,936 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 558,023 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 557,850 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 557,808 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 558,699 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 560,834 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 561,068 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 563,375 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 565,389 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 560,984 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 560,202 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 558,496 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 557,181 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 555,242 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 555,480 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 559,349 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 561,532 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 565,879 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 567,487 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 573,943 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 572,553 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 484,280 | 446,933 | 505,072 | 10 |
| 1980s | 502,139 | 488,589 | 509,002 | 10 |
| 1990s | 514,327 | 487,035 | 548,045 | 10 |
| 2000s | 558,794 | 553,107 | 563,746 | 10 |
| 2010s | 559,677 | 555,242 | 565,389 | 10 |
| 2020s | 568,279 | 561,532 | 573,943 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 190 Curaçao 1,127 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 1,047 compare
- 192 Grenada 837 compare
- 193 Seychelles 829 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 784 compare
- 195 Aruba 675 compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 535 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 572,553 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 573,943 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 446,933 in 1970.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release