School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.72 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 1.72 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 1.72 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 779,786 number, in 1971.
That places Other small states 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 786,867 number | — |
| 1971 | 779,786 number | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 795,676 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 813,286 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 830,965 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 849,318 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 861,490 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 873,937 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 887,645 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 903,859 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 927,988 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 942,533 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 958,466 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 977,073 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 999,857 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million number | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.42 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.46 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.63 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 838,283 number | 779,786 number | 903,859 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 927,988 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states was 1.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,786 number in 1971.
- How does Other small states rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.