School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 377,021 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 377,021, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 377,021 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 187,748, in 1970.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 210th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 187,748 | — |
| 1971 | 190,645 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 193,367 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 195,366 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 196,976 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 198,224 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 199,313 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 200,399 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 201,514 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 203,088 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 204,463 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 206,502 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 209,705 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 211,535 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 214,638 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 220,475 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 224,887 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 229,953 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 233,658 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 237,791 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 242,773 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 246,734 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 251,659 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 257,033 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 261,928 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 267,360 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 271,126 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 272,628 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 275,785 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 280,497 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 278,452 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 284,015 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 288,342 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 290,206 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 292,028 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 299,083 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 306,454 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 306,808 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 311,766 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 316,313 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 323,050 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 328,394 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 333,565 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 339,265 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 341,635 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 345,893 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 349,019 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 356,770 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 361,518 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 363,539 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 369,543 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 373,670 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 375,021 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 375,989 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 377,021 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 196,664 | 187,748 | 203,088 | 10 |
| 1980s | 219,361 | 204,463 | 237,791 | 10 |
| 1990s | 262,752 | 242,773 | 280,497 | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,347 | 278,452 | 316,313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,265 | 323,050 | 363,539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 374,249 | 369,543 | 377,021 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 207 Liechtenstein 411 compare
- 208 Monaco 367 compare
- 209 Sint Maarten 361 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 327 compare
- 211 Naoero 289 compare
- 212 San Marino 251 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 216 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 377,021 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 377,021 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,748 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release