School age population, early childhood educational development in Small states
Small states: School age population, early childhood educational development was 393,405 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
Small states recorded 393,405 number for school age population, early childhood educational development 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 150.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Small states peaked at 393,405 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 105,340 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 | 189,259 number | — |
| 1997 | 189,259 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 189,874 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 105,340 number | -44.5% |
| 2000 | 119,809 number | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 131,335 number | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 133,009 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 141,219 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 143,446 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 145,618 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 147,546 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 149,274 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 152,284 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 156,934 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 161,595 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 169,247 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 222,340 number | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 349,655 number | +57.3% |
| 2014 | 354,554 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 374,017 number | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 381,710 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 385,998 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 390,258 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 393,405 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 | +57.3% | 222,340 number | 349,655 number |
| 1999 | -44.5% | 189,874 number | 105,340 number |
| 2012 | +31.4% | 169,247 number | 222,340 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168,433 number | 105,340 number | 189,874 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 142,047 number | 119,809 number | 156,934 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 318,278 number | 161,595 number | 393,405 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 34 Romania 278,713 number compare
- 35 Zambia 268,498 number compare
- 36 Israel 247,295 number compare
- 37 Laos 234,253 number compare
- 38 El Salvador 226,211 number compare
- 39 Mauritania 200,757 number compare
- 40 United Arab Emirates 196,792 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 393,405 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 393,405 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,340 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 150.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/