School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.71 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.71 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.48 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 3.71 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 3.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.48 million, in 1970.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.48 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.52 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.56 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.62 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.67 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 3.01 million | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 2.72 million | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 2.74 million | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.75 million | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.75 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.76 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.77 million | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.77 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.76 million | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.73 million | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.70 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.67 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.65 million | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.64 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.65 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.67 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.72 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.86 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.88 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.92 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.03 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.09 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.08 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.06 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.06 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.08 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 3.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.71 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.69 million | 2.48 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 million | 2.70 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 million | 2.64 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 million | 2.93 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 million | 3.07 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 million | 3.62 million | 3.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 191 Seychelles 5,080 compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 4,810 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,713 compare
- 194 American Samoa 3,749 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 3,638 compare
- 196 Andorra 3,358 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 2,866 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 3.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release