School age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: School age population, early childhood education, female was 79,956 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
79,956 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
39th
of 39 groups
All-time high
79,956 number
in 2019
All-time low
65,518 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1997200820191997: 65.5k number1998: 69.5k number1999: 69.7k number2000: 69.6k number2001: 68.7k number2002: 68.0k number2003: 67.4k number2004: 67.4k number2005: 67.4k number2006: 67.8k number2007: 68.2k number2008: 68.8k number2009: 69.0k number2010: 69.7k number2011: 71.4k number2012: 73.4k number2013: 75.5k number2014: 77.2k number2015: 78.6k number2016: 79.0k number2017: 79.3k number2018: 79.5k number2019: 80.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states stood at 79,956 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 79,956 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65,518 number, in 1997.

Pacific island small states ranks 39th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 65,518 number
1998 69,486 number +6.1%
1999 69,667 number +0.3%
2000 69,638 number -0.0%
2001 68,745 number -1.3%
2002 68,018 number -1.1%
2003 67,416 number -0.9%
2004 67,442 number +0.0%
2005 67,391 number -0.1%
2006 67,761 number +0.5%
2007 68,248 number +0.7%
2008 68,752 number +0.7%
2009 69,037 number +0.4%
2010 69,704 number +1.0%
2011 71,421 number +2.5%
2012 73,424 number +2.8%
2013 75,507 number +2.8%
2014 77,240 number +2.3%
2015 78,611 number +1.8%
2016 79,048 number +0.6%
2017 79,345 number +0.4%
2018 79,526 number +0.2%
2019 79,956 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68,224 number 65,518 number 69,667 number 3
2000s 68,245 number 67,391 number 69,638 number 10
2010s 76,378 number 69,704 number 79,956 number 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 36 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  2. 37 Niger 1.18 million number compare
  3. 38 Sudan 1.18 million number compare
  4. 39 France 1.16 million number compare
  5. 40 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
  6. 41 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  7. 42 Madagascar 1.11 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Pacific island small states was 79,956 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 79,956 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 65,518 number in 1997.
How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/