School age population, lower secondary education, female in Small states

Small states: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.12 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
40th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.12 million number
in 2019
All-time low
637,320 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Small states recorded 1.12 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Small states peaked at 1.12 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 637,320 number, in 1970.

Small states ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, female in Small states, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Small states, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 637,320 number
1971 638,917 number +0.3%
1972 654,302 number +2.4%
1973 669,343 number +2.3%
1974 683,657 number +2.1%
1975 698,076 number +2.1%
1976 709,097 number +1.6%
1977 716,328 number +1.0%
1978 722,466 number +0.9%
1979 728,956 number +0.9%
1980 739,262 number +1.4%
1981 744,376 number +0.7%
1982 751,401 number +0.9%
1983 759,974 number +1.1%
1984 770,888 number +1.4%
1985 785,326 number +1.9%
1986 817,483 number +4.1%
1987 830,390 number +1.6%
1988 843,689 number +1.6%
1989 840,428 number -0.4%
1990 851,766 number +1.3%
1991 856,796 number +0.6%
1992 870,777 number +1.6%
1993 885,688 number +1.7%
1994 906,978 number +2.4%
1995 931,688 number +2.7%
1996 954,145 number +2.4%
1997 971,880 number +1.9%
1998 988,728 number +1.7%
1999 994,667 number +0.6%
2000 1.00 million number +1.0%
2001 1.01 million number +1.0%
2002 1.02 million number +0.8%
2003 1.03 million number +0.9%
2004 1.04 million number +0.9%
2005 1.05 million number +1.0%
2006 1.06 million number +1.0%
2007 1.07 million number +0.3%
2008 1.07 million number +0.0%
2009 1.07 million number -0.1%
2010 1.06 million number -0.3%
2011 1.06 million number -0.1%
2012 1.06 million number -0.2%
2013 1.06 million number +0.2%
2014 1.07 million number +0.5%
2015 1.08 million number +0.9%
2016 1.08 million number +0.7%
2017 1.09 million number +0.9%
2018 1.10 million number +1.0%
2019 1.12 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 685,846 number 637,320 number 728,956 number 10
1980s 788,322 number 739,262 number 843,689 number 10
1990s 921,311 number 851,766 number 994,667 number 10
2000s 1.04 million number 1.00 million number 1.07 million number 10
2010s 1.08 million number 1.06 million number 1.12 million number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 37 Niger 1.11 million number compare
  2. 38 Argentina 1.05 million number compare
  3. 39 South Africa 1.03 million number compare
  4. 40 Yemen 1.00 million number compare
  5. 41 Burkina Faso 989,755 number compare
  6. 42 Malawi 983,517 number compare
  7. 43 Ghana 979,945 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Small states?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Small states was 1.12 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 637,320 number in 1970.
How does Small states rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.