School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states
Small states: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 396,882 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states is 396,882 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states peaked at 396,882 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 240,913 number, in 1970.
Small states ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 240,913 number | — |
| 1971 | 242,672 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 243,775 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 244,855 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 245,740 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 247,553 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 251,447 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 255,189 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 259,427 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 263,965 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 267,784 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 270,950 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 274,879 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 278,604 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 282,532 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 287,034 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 293,117 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 301,278 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 310,113 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 318,322 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 324,361 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 328,630 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 331,349 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 331,171 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 332,263 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 333,482 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 336,438 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 339,568 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 342,836 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 344,648 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 345,206 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 344,671 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 343,662 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 342,069 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 340,649 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 340,467 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 341,660 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 343,043 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 344,592 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 346,808 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 348,804 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 352,658 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 357,877 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 363,444 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 369,584 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 375,304 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 380,628 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 386,191 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 391,863 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 396,882 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 249,554 number | 240,913 number | 263,965 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 288,461 number | 267,784 number | 318,322 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 334,475 number | 324,361 number | 344,648 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 343,283 number | 340,467 number | 346,808 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,324 number | 348,804 number | 396,882 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 39 Argentina 367,502 number compare
- 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
- 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
- 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (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, female 6.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.86 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states was 396,882 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 396,882 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,913 number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/