School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states
Small states: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states is 1.81 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states peaked at 1.81 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 965,519 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 965,519 number | — |
| 1971 | 986,370 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.16 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.18 million number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.20 million number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.21 million number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.23 million number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.27 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.27 million number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.31 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.47 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.50 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.56 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.46 million number | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.76 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.76 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million number | 965,519 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million number | 1.70 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states was 1.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 965,519 number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.