School age population, tertiary education, male in Small states

Small states: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.76 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
40th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.79 million number
in 2014
All-time low
728,105 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, male in Small states, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Small states stood at 1.76 million number.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Small states peaked at 1.79 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 728,105 number, in 1970.

That places Small states 40th out of 43 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.

School age population, tertiary education, male in Small states, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Small states, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 728,105 number
1971 748,593 number +2.8%
1972 771,626 number +3.1%
1973 796,781 number +3.3%
1974 819,714 number +2.9%
1975 843,737 number +2.9%
1976 868,170 number +2.9%
1977 896,453 number +3.3%
1978 923,999 number +3.1%
1979 950,429 number +2.9%
1980 976,543 number +2.7%
1981 996,640 number +2.1%
1982 1.02 million number +2.4%
1983 1.04 million number +2.1%
1984 1.06 million number +1.9%
1985 1.08 million number +1.6%
1986 1.09 million number +1.3%
1987 1.10 million number +1.0%
1988 1.12 million number +1.3%
1989 1.14 million number +1.6%
1990 1.16 million number +1.7%
1991 1.17 million number +1.6%
1992 1.19 million number +1.7%
1993 1.20 million number +0.6%
1994 1.21 million number +1.2%
1995 1.23 million number +1.4%
1996 1.24 million number +1.0%
1997 1.26 million number +1.2%
1998 1.28 million number +1.9%
1999 1.31 million number +2.3%
2000 1.34 million number +2.4%
2001 1.38 million number +2.6%
2002 1.42 million number +3.0%
2003 1.46 million number +2.5%
2004 1.48 million number +2.0%
2005 1.51 million number +1.8%
2006 1.54 million number +1.7%
2007 1.59 million number +3.5%
2008 1.64 million number +3.0%
2009 1.68 million number +2.3%
2010 1.70 million number +1.8%
2011 1.71 million number +0.4%
2012 1.75 million number +2.2%
2013 1.78 million number +1.6%
2014 1.79 million number +1.0%
2015 1.79 million number -0.1%
2016 1.78 million number -0.8%
2017 1.78 million number +0.1%
2018 1.77 million number -0.5%
2019 1.76 million number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 834,761 number 728,105 number 950,429 number 10
1980s 1.06 million number 976,543 number 1.14 million number 10
1990s 1.23 million number 1.16 million number 1.31 million number 10
2000s 1.50 million number 1.34 million number 1.68 million number 10
2010s 1.76 million number 1.70 million number 1.79 million number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 37 Ghana 1.47 million number compare
  2. 38 Uzbekistan 1.47 million number compare
  3. 39 Yemen 1.46 million number compare
  4. 40 Malaysia 1.46 million number compare
  5. 41 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
  6. 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.35 million number compare
  7. 43 Angola 1.34 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Small states?
School age population, tertiary education, male in Small states was 1.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 728,105 number in 1970.
How does Small states rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.