School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.24 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.24 million
in 2024
All-time low
636,896
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Small States stood at 1.24 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Small States peaked at 1.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 636,896, in 1970.
That places WB: Small States 205th 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, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 636,896 | — |
| 1971 | 637,186 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 653,211 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 669,410 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 683,380 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 695,771 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 706,983 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 716,076 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 724,422 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 732,401 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 739,772 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 745,554 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 752,621 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 761,377 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 772,026 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 784,337 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 814,846 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 825,609 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 839,746 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 840,247 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 857,810 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 865,568 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 882,179 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 896,196 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 918,832 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 941,853 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 963,668 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 985,424 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.24 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 685,574 | 636,896 | 732,401 | 10 |
| 1980s | 787,614 | 739,772 | 840,247 | 10 |
| 1990s | 934,160 | 857,810 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 1.03 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.09 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 1.18 million | 1.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 202 Marshall Islands 907 compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 808 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 755 compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 743 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 672 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 639 compare
- 208 Monaco 630 compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 2.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 820,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Small States?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Small States was 1.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 636,896 in 1970.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release