Primary education, pupils in Other small states
Other small states: Primary education, pupils was 4.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Other small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Other small states is 4.14 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Other small states peaked at 4.14 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 million | 1.43 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 million | 1.94 million | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 million | 2.59 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 million | 3.20 million | 3.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 million | 3.54 million | 3.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 million | 3.92 million | 4.14 million | 5 |
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9899 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 73.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Other small states?
- Primary education, pupils in Other small states was 4.14 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 1971.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.