School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 730,235 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 730,235 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 62.9% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.99 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 157,786, in 1997.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 194th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 157,786 | — |
| 1998 | 1.37 million | +767.4% |
| 1999 | 809,714 | -40.8% |
| 2000 | 847,402 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million | +80.8% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 1.98 million | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 1.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.97 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 730,235 | -62.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +767.4% | 157,786 | 1.37 million |
| 2001 | +80.8% | 847,402 | 1.53 million |
| 2024 | -62.9% | 1.97 million | 730,235 |
| 1999 | -40.8% | 1.37 million | 809,714 |
| 2012 | +38.3% | 1.43 million | 1.98 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 778,693 | 157,786 | 1.37 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million | 847,402 | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 1.43 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million | 730,235 | 1.97 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 730,235 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,786 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release