School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.01 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.01 million
in 2023
All-time low
739,446
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Other Small States recorded 2.01 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 2.01 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 739,446, in 1970.
That places WB: Other Small States 204th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 739,446 | — |
| 1971 | 747,611 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 757,260 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 771,829 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 786,481 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 806,279 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 829,516 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 832,457 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 860,138 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 892,116 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 914,854 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 933,707 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 956,424 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 979,031 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.29 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.50 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.97 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.99 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 802,313 | 739,446 | 892,116 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million | 914,854 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.17 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.50 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.64 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 million | 1.97 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,139 compare
- 202 Monaco 1,089 compare
- 203 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,059 compare
- 204 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,019 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 923 compare
- 206 United States Virgin Islands 892 compare
- 207 Marshall Islands 851 compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 120,785 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 624,856 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 2.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,446 in 1970.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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