School age population, primary education, female in Small states
Small states: School age population, primary education, female was 2.33 million number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Small states, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Small states is 2.33 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Small states peaked at 2.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million number, in 1970.
That places Small states 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 million number | 1.85 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.33 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 38 Morocco 1.92 million number compare
- 39 Colombia 1.82 million number compare
- 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar, Republic of 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.71 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Small states?
- School age population, primary education, female in Small states was 2.33 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Small states ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.