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

Latest (2019)
1.72 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
41st
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.72 million number
in 2019
All-time low
779,786 number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states, 1970–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Other small states, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Argentina 2.15 million number compare
  2. 39 South Africa 2.07 million number compare
  3. 40 Yemen 2.05 million number compare
  4. 41 Burkina Faso 2.02 million number compare
  5. 42 Ghana 2.00 million number compare
  6. 43 Malawi 1.97 million number compare
  7. 44 Ukraine 1.96 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.