School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 307,748 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
307,748
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
342,746
in 2001
All-time low
238,483
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 307,748 for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 342,746 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 238,483, in 1970.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 220th 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, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 238,483 | — |
| 1971 | 241,260 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 243,237 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 244,773 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 247,161 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 249,622 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 253,245 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 257,028 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 260,149 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 263,104 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 265,774 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 267,432 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 269,208 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 271,264 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 273,443 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 275,907 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 278,788 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 281,968 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 285,453 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 289,020 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 292,828 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 297,134 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 298,154 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 303,067 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 308,207 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 313,492 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 318,598 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 325,386 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 329,125 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 342,184 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 342,640 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 342,746 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 341,956 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 340,943 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 338,788 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 335,646 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 333,779 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 331,666 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 329,943 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 328,229 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 325,622 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 322,957 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 320,043 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 316,894 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 316,600 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 315,747 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 315,268 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 313,899 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 311,849 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 310,660 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 309,561 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 309,233 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 308,680 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 308,837 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 307,748 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 249,806 | 238,483 | 263,104 | 10 |
| 1980s | 275,826 | 265,774 | 289,020 | 10 |
| 1990s | 312,818 | 292,828 | 342,184 | 10 |
| 2000s | 336,634 | 328,229 | 342,746 | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,954 | 310,660 | 325,622 | 10 |
| 2020s | 308,812 | 307,748 | 309,561 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 217 Montserrat 320 compare
- 218 Saint Helena 297 compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 256 compare
- 220 Falkland Islands 250 compare
- 221 Tokelau 248 compare
- 222 Niue 155 compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36,638 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,250 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6589 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 15,332 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 307,748 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 342,746 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,483 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release