School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 169,721 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
169,721
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
185,793
in 2011
All-time low
113,667
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 169,721, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 185,793 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 113,667, in 1972.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 113,667 | — |
| 1973 | 115,235 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 116,655 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 118,097 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 119,353 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 120,017 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 121,036 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 122,798 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 124,778 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 126,568 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 127,937 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 129,069 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 127,022 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 128,116 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 128,527 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 128,778 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 126,469 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 127,077 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 127,861 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 136,792 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 136,626 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 137,160 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 138,125 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 139,485 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 141,141 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 143,026 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 147,420 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 159,130 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 160,422 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 163,105 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 163,898 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 165,783 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 169,380 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 174,261 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 175,446 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 179,838 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 182,746 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 183,887 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 184,199 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 185,793 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 180,326 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 178,346 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 175,180 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 174,276 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 174,118 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 174,341 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 175,189 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 174,975 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 174,313 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 174,222 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 173,138 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 172,202 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 169,721 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118,357 | 113,667 | 122,798 | 8 |
| 1980s | 127,434 | 124,778 | 129,069 | 10 |
| 1990s | 140,677 | 127,861 | 159,130 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171,877 | 160,422 | 183,887 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,674 | 174,118 | 185,793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,719 | 169,721 | 174,313 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 217 Saint Helena 167 compare
- 218 Montserrat 127 compare
- 219 Tokelau 107 compare
- 220 Niue 99 compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36,638 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,250 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6589 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 15,332 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 169,721 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 185,793 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,667 in 1972.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release