Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 15,699 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 15,699 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states peaked at 27,672 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8,400 number, in 2013.
That places Pacific island small states 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,235 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,111 number | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 17,797 number | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 19,234 number | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 19,107 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 18,062 number | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 16,854 number | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 16,905 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 17,544 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 19,446 number | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 20,812 number | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 22,560 number | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 24,754 number | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 26,136 number | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 26,030 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 27,672 number | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 27,075 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 26,685 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 26,335 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 26,759 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 25,544 number | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 24,708 number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 23,785 number | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 21,136 number | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 20,205 number | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 20,593 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 25,426 number | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 22,104 number | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 23,837 number | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 26,318 number | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 26,828 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23,229 number | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 19,537 number | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 24,101 number | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 16,533 number | -31.4% |
| 2005 | 15,495 number | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 13,905 number | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 16,923 number | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 15,059 number | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 13,969 number | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 10,737 number | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 9,287 number | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 10,496 number | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 8,400 number | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 9,207 number | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 11,502 number | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 20,543 number | +78.6% |
| 2017 | 11,859 number | -42.3% |
| 2018 | 15,324 number | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 15,699 number | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +78.6% | 11,502 number | 20,543 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,530 number | 16,854 number | 21,235 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,482 number | 20,812 number | 27,672 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,366 number | 20,205 number | 26,318 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,558 number | 13,905 number | 26,828 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,305 number | 8,400 number | 20,543 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 42 El Salvador 80,413 number compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79,085 number compare
- 44 Italy 61,190 number compare
- 45 Spain 56,149 number compare
- 46 Paraguay 55,233 number compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54,411 number compare
- 48 Ecuador 54,200 number compare
More reference data data for Pacific island small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30,916 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29,068 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,984 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.72 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.55 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA (2009)
- Teachers in primary education, male 7,473 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pacific island small states was 15,699 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27,672 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,400 number in 2013.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/