School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 26,523 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26,523
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28,552
in 2006
All-time low
20,326
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 26,523, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 28,552 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20,326, in 1970.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 220th 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 ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,326 | — |
| 1971 | 20,593 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 20,815 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 21,018 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 21,266 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 21,561 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21,948 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 21,974 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 22,358 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 22,670 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 22,932 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 23,167 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 23,394 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 23,630 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 23,941 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 24,333 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 24,704 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 25,102 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 25,417 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 25,703 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 26,031 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 26,418 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 26,607 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27,076 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 27,493 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 27,843 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 28,154 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 28,429 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 28,537 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28,538 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28,387 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 28,333 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 28,284 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 28,396 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28,286 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28,411 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28,552 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28,187 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 27,993 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 27,266 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 27,173 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 27,351 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 27,065 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26,784 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 26,480 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26,478 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 26,341 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26,470 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26,561 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26,302 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 26,121 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26,139 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 26,370 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 26,541 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 26,523 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,453 | 20,326 | 22,670 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,232 | 22,932 | 25,703 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,513 | 26,031 | 28,538 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,210 | 27,266 | 28,552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,700 | 26,302 | 27,351 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,339 | 26,121 | 26,541 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
- 220 Tokelau 22 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 16 compare
- 222 Niue 12 compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 26,523 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,552 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,326 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release