School age population, one year before than official … male than in Other small states

Other small states: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 319,737 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
319,737 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
319,737 number
in 2019
All-time low
147,406 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Other small states stood at 319,737 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Other small states peaked at 319,737 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 147,406 number, in 1970.

Other small states ranks 43rd 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 … male than in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Other small states, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 147,406 number —
1971 149,339 number +1.3%
1972 151,558 number +1.5%
1973 154,110 number +1.7%
1974 156,381 number +1.5%
1975 159,071 number +1.7%
1976 162,756 number +2.3%
1977 167,107 number +2.7%
1978 171,605 number +2.7%
1979 176,213 number +2.7%
1980 180,136 number +2.2%
1981 183,393 number +1.8%
1982 187,563 number +2.3%
1983 191,720 number +2.2%
1984 196,019 number +2.2%
1985 200,631 number +2.4%
1986 205,912 number +2.6%
1987 212,729 number +3.3%
1988 219,912 number +3.4%
1989 226,731 number +3.1%
1990 232,332 number +2.5%
1991 237,443 number +2.2%
1992 241,266 number +1.6%
1993 242,485 number +0.5%
1994 245,214 number +1.1%
1995 247,638 number +1.0%
1996 250,505 number +1.2%
1997 253,908 number +1.4%
1998 256,414 number +1.0%
1999 257,949 number +0.6%
2000 258,430 number +0.2%
2001 258,732 number +0.1%
2002 257,671 number -0.4%
2003 256,160 number -0.6%
2004 255,540 number -0.2%
2005 256,114 number +0.2%
2006 259,223 number +1.2%
2007 261,298 number +0.8%
2008 264,649 number +1.3%
2009 268,546 number +1.5%
2010 272,054 number +1.3%
2011 276,615 number +1.7%
2012 282,396 number +2.1%
2013 287,692 number +1.9%
2014 293,279 number +1.9%
2015 298,700 number +1.8%
2016 304,410 number +1.9%
2017 309,724 number +1.7%
2018 315,361 number +1.8%
2019 319,737 number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 159,555 number 147,406 number 176,213 number 10
1980s 200,475 number 180,136 number 226,731 number 10
1990s 246,515 number 232,332 number 257,949 number 10
2000s 259,636 number 255,540 number 268,546 number 10
2010s 295,997 number 272,054 number 319,737 number 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 40 Cote d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
  2. 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
  3. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
  4. 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
  5. 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
  6. 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 number compare
  7. 46 Malawi 282,444 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Other small states?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Other small states was 319,737 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 Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 319,737 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 147,406 number in 1970.
How does Other small states rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Other small states ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/