Population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Population of compulsory school age, male was 75,144 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
75,144 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
75,144 number
in 2019
All-time low
35,076 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1997200820191997: 35.1k number1998: 35.1k number1999: 35.1k number2000: 35.3k number2001: 37.0k number2002: 36.8k number2003: 36.6k number2004: 36.4k number2005: 36.3k number2006: 36.1k number2007: 36.1k number2008: 37.2k number2009: 37.3k number2010: 37.4k number2011: 37.7k number2012: 40.1k number2013: 50.6k number2014: 59.3k number2015: 62.9k number2016: 73.5k number2017: 74.2k number2018: 74.8k number2019: 75.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states is 75,144 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 101.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 75,144 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35,076 number, in 1997.

That places Pacific island small states 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 35,076 number
1998 35,076 number +0.0%
1999 35,124 number +0.1%
2000 35,252 number +0.4%
2001 37,029 number +5.0%
2002 36,799 number -0.6%
2003 36,569 number -0.6%
2004 36,395 number -0.5%
2005 36,279 number -0.3%
2006 36,130 number -0.4%
2007 36,138 number +0.0%
2008 37,157 number +2.8%
2009 37,322 number +0.4%
2010 37,424 number +0.3%
2011 37,724 number +0.8%
2012 40,116 number +6.3%
2013 50,644 number +26.2%
2014 59,319 number +17.1%
2015 62,886 number +6.0%
2016 73,479 number +16.8%
2017 74,203 number +1.0%
2018 74,757 number +0.7%
2019 75,144 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,092 number 35,076 number 35,124 number 3
2000s 36,507 number 35,252 number 37,322 number 10
2010s 58,570 number 37,424 number 75,144 number 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 40 Angola 2.85 million number compare
  2. 41 Nepal 2.84 million number compare
  3. 42 Burkina Faso 2.74 million number compare
  4. 43 Spain 2.48 million number compare
  5. 44 Saudi Arabia 2.46 million number compare
  6. 45 Mali 2.44 million number compare
  7. 46 Ecuador 2.41 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Pacific island small states was 75,144 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 75,144 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 35,076 number in 1997.
How does Pacific island small states rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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