Primary education, pupils in Small states
Small states: Primary education, pupils was 5.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils in Small states stood at 5.13 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Small states peaked at 5.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.90 million | 2.67 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.43 million | 3.12 million | 3.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 million | 3.79 million | 4.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.51 million | 4.37 million | 4.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 million | 4.63 million | 4.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 million | 4.97 million | 5.13 million | 5 |
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Small states?
- Primary education, pupils in Small states was 5.13 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1970.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.