School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School age population, secondary education, female was 3.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.44 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.44 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.51 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 3.44 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 3.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million, in 1970.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 194th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.51 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.58 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.62 million | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.67 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.72 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.78 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.80 million | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.76 million | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.81 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.84 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.87 million | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.88 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.88 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.89 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.90 million | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.88 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.87 million | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.85 million | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.84 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.82 million | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.81 million | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.82 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.84 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.88 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.94 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.00 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.29 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.40 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.39 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.39 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.44 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.68 million | 2.51 million | 2.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 million | 2.84 million | 2.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 million | 2.81 million | 3.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 million | 3.09 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 million | 3.36 million | 3.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 million | 3.39 million | 3.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 191 Saint Lucia 5,609 compare
- 192 Grenada 4,279 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,847 compare
- 194 Aruba 3,382 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 3,173 compare
- 196 United States Virgin Islands 2,883 compare
- 197 American Samoa 2,777 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 3.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release