Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 7,740 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7,740 number
Change on year
down 6.0%
Rank
41st
of 42 groups
All-time high
12,531 number
in 1998
All-time low
7,740 number
in 2019
Years of data
19
1997–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1997200820191997: 12.4k number1998: 12.5k number1999: 12.5k number2000: 12.5k number2001: 12.5k number2002: 12.4k number2003: 12.3k number2004: 12.2k number2006: 12.1k number2010: 10.9k number2011: 10.5k number2012: 10.3k number2013: 9.9k number2014: 9.4k number2015: 8.7k number2016: 8.6k number2017: 8.3k number2018: 8.2k number2019: 7.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pacific island small states recorded 7,740 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states peaked at 12,531 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,740 number, in 2019.

Pacific island small states ranks 41st of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 12,375 number
1998 12,531 number +1.3%
1999 12,529 number -0.0%
2000 12,518 number -0.1%
2001 12,483 number -0.3%
2002 12,407 number -0.6%
2003 12,255 number -1.2%
2004 12,182 number -0.6%
2006 12,104 number -0.6%
2010 10,926 number -9.7%
2011 10,484 number -4.0%
2012 10,252 number -2.2%
2013 9,867 number -3.8%
2014 9,387 number -4.9%
2015 8,695 number -7.4%
2016 8,554 number -1.6%
2017 8,341 number -2.5%
2018 8,236 number -1.3%
2019 7,740 number -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,478 number 12,375 number 12,531 number 3
2000s 12,325 number 12,104 number 12,518 number 6
2010s 9,248 number 7,740 number 10,926 number 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 38 Mexico 20,429 number compare
  2. 39 Botswana 20,377 number compare
  3. 40 Romania 18,729 number compare
  4. 41 Italy 17,231 number compare
  5. 42 Spain 12,949 number compare
  6. 43 Ecuador 12,811 number compare
  7. 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12,336 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states was 7,740 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 12,531 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 7,740 number in 2019.
How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Pacific island small states ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/