School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.90 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.90 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
41st
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.90 million number
in 2019
All-time low
762,986 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states stood at 1.90 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 1.90 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 762,986 number, in 1970.
Other small states ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 762,986 number | — |
| 1971 | 772,340 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 784,773 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 799,860 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 813,535 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 827,548 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 851,330 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 854,173 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 875,826 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 896,555 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 915,653 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 932,175 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 954,571 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 977,020 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 999,887 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.16 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.18 million number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million number | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.49 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.49 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.90 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 823,893 number | 762,986 number | 896,555 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 915,653 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 38 Saudi Arabia 1.82 million number compare
- 39 Myanmar 1.79 million number compare
- 40 Malawi 1.66 million number compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.65 million number compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.63 million number compare
- 43 Peru 1.59 million number compare
- 44 Chad 1.59 million number compare
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states was 1.90 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 762,986 number in 1970.
- How does Other small states rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.