School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 594,463 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
594,463
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
604,271
in 2017
All-time low
525,930
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 594,463, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 604,271 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 525,930, in 1984.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 193rd 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 534,214 | — |
| 1971 | 537,705 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 538,724 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 539,478 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 539,340 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 541,340 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 543,002 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 547,130 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 546,650 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 545,529 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 540,360 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 535,204 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 531,250 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 526,483 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 525,930 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 526,223 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 528,136 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 531,559 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 546,043 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 555,064 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 560,210 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 566,263 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 573,261 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 582,059 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 592,375 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 598,004 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 601,822 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 597,955 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 594,638 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 592,196 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 588,291 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 589,529 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 591,574 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 592,999 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 593,737 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 595,629 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 598,639 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 593,810 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 592,230 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 591,094 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 590,306 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 588,783 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 588,922 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 591,731 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 593,811 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 596,555 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 599,470 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 604,271 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 602,409 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 600,695 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 601,232 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 602,377 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 597,367 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 594,219 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 594,463 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 541,311 | 534,214 | 547,130 | 10 |
| 1980s | 534,625 | 525,930 | 555,064 | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,878 | 560,210 | 601,822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 592,753 | 588,291 | 598,639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 595,695 | 588,783 | 604,271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 597,932 | 594,219 | 602,377 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,040 compare
- 191 Seychelles 902 compare
- 192 Curacao 772 compare
- 193 Grenada 715 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 638 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 562 compare
- 196 Aruba 557 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 594,463 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 604,271 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,930 in 1984.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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