School age population, early childhood educational development in Small states
Small states: School age population, early childhood educational development was 798,039 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Small states, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Small states is 798,039 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 151.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Small states peaked at 798,039 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 210,550 number, in 1999.
That places Small states 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 379,781 number | — |
| 1997 | 379,781 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 380,940 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 210,550 number | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 240,242 number | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 264,304 number | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 267,415 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 284,119 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 288,900 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 293,553 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 297,799 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 301,203 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 307,550 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 317,209 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 326,640 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 342,072 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 449,571 number | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 709,500 number | +57.8% |
| 2014 | 719,266 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 758,937 number | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 774,571 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 783,265 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 791,657 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 798,039 number | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +57.8% | 449,571 number | 709,500 number |
| 1999 | -44.7% | 380,940 number | 210,550 number |
| 2012 | +31.4% | 342,072 number | 449,571 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337,763 number | 210,550 number | 380,940 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 286,229 number | 240,242 number | 317,209 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 645,352 number | 326,640 number | 798,039 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 34 Benin 571,445 number compare
- 35 Zambia 542,853 number compare
- 36 Israel 507,578 number compare
- 37 Laos 478,317 number compare
- 38 El Salvador 463,205 number compare
- 39 Mauritania 409,120 number compare
- 40 United Arab Emirates 398,703 number compare
More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,829 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 518.05 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 555.01 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Small states?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Small states was 798,039 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 798,039 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,550 number in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Small states ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.6%. 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, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/