School age population, primary education, female in Small states

Small states: School age population, primary education, female was 2.33 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
2.33 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
41st
of 44 groups
All-time high
2.33 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.36 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, primary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Morocco 1.92 million number compare
  2. 39 Colombia 1.82 million number compare
  3. 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
  4. 41 Madagascar, Republic of 1.75 million number compare
  5. 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
  6. 43 Mali 1.71 million number compare
  7. 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.