School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 478,991 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
478,991
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
535,681
in 1987
All-time low
448,541
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 478,991 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 535,681 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 448,541, in 1970.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 209th 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, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 448,541 | — |
| 1971 | 452,033 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 456,011 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 465,528 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 468,918 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 470,055 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 472,523 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 470,324 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 472,605 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 470,637 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 469,575 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 478,315 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 489,073 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 496,459 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 514,091 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 529,348 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 530,796 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 535,681 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 511,821 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 495,984 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 488,693 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 478,749 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 469,965 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 466,490 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 464,720 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 473,661 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 479,478 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 482,907 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 489,447 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 492,128 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 485,361 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 487,548 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 488,007 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 488,860 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 486,826 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 491,751 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 499,877 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 502,079 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 503,450 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 506,012 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 509,150 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 512,124 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 513,408 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 512,506 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 510,405 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 507,807 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 504,467 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 506,684 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 508,353 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 501,492 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 494,178 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 489,420 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 485,133 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 482,730 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 478,991 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 464,718 | 448,541 | 472,605 | 10 |
| 1980s | 505,114 | 469,575 | 535,681 | 10 |
| 1990s | 478,624 | 464,720 | 492,128 | 10 |
| 2000s | 493,977 | 485,361 | 506,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 508,640 | 501,492 | 513,408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 486,090 | 478,991 | 494,178 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- 206 Gibraltar 454 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 411 compare
- 208 Monaco 367 compare
- 209 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 361 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 327 compare
- 211 Naoero 289 compare
- 212 San Marino 251 compare
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 478,991 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 535,681 in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,541 in 1970.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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