School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.60 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 1.60 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.60 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 593,319, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 211th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 635,989 | 593,319 | 699,355 | 10 |
| 1980s | 789,735 | 719,061 | 842,612 | 10 |
| 1990s | 922,583 | 850,007 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 1.02 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million | 1.37 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.54 million | 1.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 209 Liechtenstein, Principality of 2,117 compare
- 210 San Marino, Republic of 1,814 compare
- 211 Monaco 1,678 compare
- 212 Palau, Republic of 1,112 compare
- 213 Naoero 981 compare
- 214 Tuvalu 753 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.60 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 593,319 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release