School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 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 was 1.35 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) β
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release