School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 59,984 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states stood at 59,984 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states peaked at 59,984 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35,985 number, in 1970.
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 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,985 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,326 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 36,528 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 36,633 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 36,721 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 36,902 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 37,528 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 38,253 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 39,022 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 39,761 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 40,380 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 41,632 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 43,018 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 44,387 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 45,655 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 46,540 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 47,151 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 47,663 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 48,087 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 48,454 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 48,756 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 49,013 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 49,181 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 49,276 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 49,354 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49,545 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50,230 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51,017 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 51,755 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 52,249 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52,284 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 51,704 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 51,251 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 50,856 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 50,642 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 50,728 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 50,992 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 51,304 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 51,598 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 51,864 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52,105 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 53,176 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 54,580 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 56,177 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 57,732 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 58,993 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59,384 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59,673 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59,805 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59,984 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,366 number | 35,985 number | 39,761 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,297 number | 40,380 number | 48,454 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,038 number | 48,756 number | 52,249 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,322 number | 50,642 number | 52,284 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,161 number | 52,105 number | 59,984 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Colombia 735,967 number compare
- 41 Morocco 697,834 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 659,494 number compare
- 43 Mali 635,009 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 633,409 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 606,389 number compare
- 46 Malawi 559,135 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 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)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states was 59,984 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 59,984 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,985 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/