School age population, one year before than official … male than in Small states
Small states: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 409,898 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
In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 in Small states peaked at 409,898 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 245,665 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 … male than in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 245,665 number | — |
| 1971 | 247,709 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 248,862 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 249,953 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 250,783 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 252,604 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 256,779 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 260,986 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 265,628 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 270,467 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 274,403 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 277,555 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 281,651 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 285,568 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 289,644 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 294,255 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 300,285 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 308,552 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 317,613 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 326,201 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 332,695 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 336,927 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 339,872 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 339,727 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 340,982 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 342,414 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 345,557 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 349,284 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 352,420 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 354,548 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 355,181 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 354,691 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 352,968 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 350,698 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 349,306 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 349,214 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 351,761 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 352,780 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 354,898 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 357,499 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 359,801 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 363,862 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 369,826 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 375,623 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 381,828 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 387,736 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 393,370 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 399,000 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 405,053 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 409,898 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 39 Colombia 376,446 number compare
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
- 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
- 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 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 396,882 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 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 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 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 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?
- 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 14.7%. 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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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/