Small states - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Small states was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 1991, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.50
1976 6.50
1977 6.50
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 6.50
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Small states was 5,052,232 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,052,232 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,605,661 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 2,605,661
1971 2,699,794
1972 2,773,119
1973 2,829,199
1974 2,905,212
1975 2,935,359
1976 2,970,875
1977 3,013,653
1978 3,047,743
1979 3,075,489
1980 3,115,711
1981 3,177,729
1982 3,251,538
1983 3,316,718
1984 3,374,604
1985 3,443,793
1986 3,499,303
1987 3,578,214
1988 3,643,650
1989 3,717,310
1990 3,740,865
1991 3,834,241
1992 3,883,537
1993 3,927,026
1994 4,030,758
1995 4,097,953
1996 4,123,151
1997 4,181,718
1998 4,245,950
1999 4,283,960
2000 4,377,134
2001 4,444,786
2002 4,475,298
2003 4,508,049
2004 4,531,329
2005 4,533,054
2006 4,564,961
2007 4,559,219
2008 4,580,689
2009 4,589,770
2010 4,614,614
2011 4,652,132
2012 4,637,530
2013 4,665,438
2014 4,710,771
2015 4,775,278
2016 4,832,621
2017 4,906,166
2018 4,975,344
2019 5,052,232

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Small states was 48.82 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 49.24 in 1974, while its lowest value was 48.35 in 2002.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 48.93
1971 48.94
1972 49.19
1973 49.18
1974 49.24
1975 49.11
1976 49.08
1977 49.08
1978 49.07
1979 49.08
1980 49.07
1981 49.04
1982 48.93
1983 48.98
1984 48.97
1985 49.07
1986 48.92
1987 49.01
1988 49.06
1989 49.07
1990 49.03
1991 48.92
1992 48.89
1993 48.77
1994 48.67
1995 48.57
1996 48.55
1997 48.47
1998 48.39
1999 48.43
2000 48.37
2001 48.40
2002 48.35
2003 48.46
2004 48.49
2005 48.50
2006 48.54
2007 48.57
2008 48.65
2009 48.64
2010 48.62
2011 48.59
2012 48.69
2013 48.70
2014 48.72
2015 48.86
2016 48.79
2017 48.82
2018 48.82

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Small states was 228,139 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 228,139 in 2019 and a minimum value of 82,091 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 82,091
1971 84,948
1972 89,131
1973 89,940
1974 92,230
1975 93,903
1976 96,046
1977 99,358
1978 101,550
1979 102,708
1980 106,089
1981 108,752
1982 111,765
1983 116,976
1984 118,106
1985 119,163
1986 121,596
1987 123,593
1988 127,167
1989 129,744
1990 129,908
1991 133,326
1992 136,183
1993 139,709
1994 142,665
1995 145,431
1996 147,408
1997 149,731
1998 152,633
1999 153,421
2000 157,106
2001 159,611
2002 163,565
2003 168,341
2004 170,726
2005 174,896
2006 178,596
2007 182,920
2008 186,223
2009 191,626
2010 194,514
2011 197,941
2012 202,883
2013 205,287
2014 205,941
2015 209,793
2016 214,274
2017 219,227
2018 221,168
2019 228,139

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Small states was 68.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 68.68 in 2014, while its lowest value was 58.99 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 58.99
1971 59.45
1972 60.24
1973 60.77
1974 61.37
1975 61.41
1976 61.40
1977 61.68
1978 61.93
1979 62.02
1980 62.38
1981 62.60
1982 63.20
1983 63.87
1984 63.99
1985 64.23
1986 64.41
1987 65.06
1988 65.34
1989 65.24
1990 65.43
1991 65.67
1992 66.03
1993 66.77
1994 67.26
1995 67.48
1996 67.46
1997 66.96
1998 66.55
1999 67.18
2000 67.50
2001 67.85
2002 67.77
2003 67.71
2004 67.80
2005 67.95
2006 68.46
2007 67.96
2008 68.12
2009 67.90
2010 68.28
2011 68.32
2012 68.40
2013 68.40
2014 68.68
2015 68.15
2016 67.93
2017 67.48
2018 67.90
2019 68.19

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes