School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 1.35 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 459,628, in 1970.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 459,628 | — |
| 1971 | 465,321 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 471,302 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 475,457 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 478,951 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 481,862 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 484,422 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 487,194 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 491,186 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 495,637 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 500,212 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 504,757 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 510,352 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 518,138 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 528,124 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 530,449 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 541,252 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 550,951 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 559,233 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 568,188 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 576,913 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 585,687 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 595,928 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 606,554 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 617,156 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 626,563 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 631,660 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 627,509 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 509,103 | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 515,134 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 506,325 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 511,186 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 512,901 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 509,721 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 514,544 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 518,927 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 522,380 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 521,470 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 525,218 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 533,653 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 542,751 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 550,849 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million | +119.2% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +119.2% | 550,849 | 1.21 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 479,096 | 459,628 | 495,637 | 10 |
| 1980s | 531,166 | 500,212 | 568,188 | 10 |
| 1990s | 589,221 | 509,103 | 631,660 | 10 |
| 2000s | 517,632 | 506,325 | 533,653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 542,751 | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.33 million | 1.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 206 United States Virgin Islands 892 compare
- 207 Marshall Islands 851 compare
- 208 Liechtenstein 791 compare
- 209 San Marino 726 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 656 compare
- 211 Tuvalu 623 compare
- 212 Palau 591 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 459,628 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release