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

Small states: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 409,898 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
409,898 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
41st
of 44 groups
All-time high
409,898 number
in 2019
All-time low
245,665 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Small states stood at 409,898 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Small states peaked at 409,898 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 245,665 number, in 1970.

Small states ranks 41st of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 254,944 number 245,665 number 270,467 number 10
1980s 295,573 number 274,403 number 326,201 number 10
1990s 343,443 number 332,695 number 354,548 number 10
2000s 352,900 number 349,214 number 357,499 number 10
2010s 384,600 number 359,801 number 409,898 number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 38 Madagascar 377,474 number compare
  2. 39 Colombia 376,446 number compare
  3. 40 Côte d’Ivoire 375,258 number compare
  4. 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
  5. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
  6. 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
  7. 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Small states?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Small states was 409,898 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 409,898 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 245,665 number in 1970.
How does Small states rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Small states ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, 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/