School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 583,066 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
583,066
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
589,220
in 2021
All-time low
490,156
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNESCO: Sids is 583,066, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 589,220 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 490,156, in 1984.
That places UNESCO: Sids 194th 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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 499,680 | — |
| 1971 | 503,300 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 504,581 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 505,662 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 505,915 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 507,739 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 509,059 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 513,139 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 512,665 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 511,305 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 505,716 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 500,498 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 496,352 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 492,000 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 490,156 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 491,145 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 494,153 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 498,236 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 514,469 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 523,385 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 529,706 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 535,583 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 542,074 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 550,288 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 560,427 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 565,832 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 569,976 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 566,249 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 563,580 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 561,593 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 557,854 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 559,220 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 561,640 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 563,680 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 564,986 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 567,579 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 571,109 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 567,475 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 567,154 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 567,013 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 566,808 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 565,856 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 566,784 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 570,414 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 573,368 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 576,607 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 581,111 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 587,320 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 586,929 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 586,232 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 587,179 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 589,220 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 585,159 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 582,822 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 583,066 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 507,304 | 499,680 | 513,139 | 10 |
| 1980s | 500,611 | 490,156 | 523,385 | 10 |
| 1990s | 554,531 | 529,706 | 569,976 | 10 |
| 2000s | 564,771 | 557,854 | 571,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,143 | 565,856 | 587,320 | 10 |
| 2020s | 585,489 | 582,822 | 589,220 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 191 Seychelles 902 compare
- 192 Curaçao 772 compare
- 193 Grenada 715 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 638 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 562 compare
- 196 Aruba 557 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 463 compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNESCO: Sids?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNESCO: Sids was 583,066 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 589,220 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,156 in 1984.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release