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

Latest (2019)
396,882 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
42nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
396,882 number
in 2019
All-time low
240,913 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Small states, 1970–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Small states, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Argentina 367,502 number compare
  2. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  3. 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
  4. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
  5. 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
  7. 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/