School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 1.25 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 346,671, in 1970.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 211th 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 346,671 | — |
| 1971 | 355,727 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 365,144 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 374,732 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 383,732 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 392,867 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 402,623 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 537,824 | +33.6% |
| 1978 | 418,810 | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 425,255 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 430,677 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 434,939 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 439,195 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 442,884 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 446,501 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 451,283 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 455,891 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 460,964 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 465,866 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 472,014 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 478,857 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 487,266 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 498,896 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 511,640 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 526,476 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 542,709 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 557,242 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 572,569 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 571,253 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 584,695 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 578,084 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 604,535 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 622,409 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 632,219 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 639,824 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 644,095 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 655,507 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 667,284 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 676,771 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 684,683 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 691,753 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 698,440 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 709,250 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 722,004 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 727,758 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 734,762 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 744,900 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 755,526 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +52.8% | 755,526 | 1.15 million |
| 1977 | +33.6% | 402,623 | 537,824 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,338 | 346,671 | 537,824 | 10 |
| 1980s | 450,021 | 430,677 | 472,014 | 10 |
| 1990s | 533,160 | 478,857 | 584,695 | 10 |
| 2000s | 640,541 | 578,084 | 684,683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,051 | 691,753 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 1.19 million | 1.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 208 Monaco 1,271 compare
- 209 Nauru 1,223 compare
- 210 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,086 compare
- 211 Cook Islands 1,051 compare
- 212 San Marino 1,003 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 765 compare
- 214 Anguilla 624 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 346,671 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release