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 29,068 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 29,068 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states peaked at 29,068 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,622 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 | 17,622 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,733 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 17,779 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 17,787 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17,818 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 17,932 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 18,235 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 18,582 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 18,942 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 19,282 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 19,549 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 20,134 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 20,792 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 21,443 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 22,051 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 22,478 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 22,779 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 23,032 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 23,243 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 23,420 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 23,558 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,677 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 23,739 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 23,757 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 23,770 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 23,850 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 24,200 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 24,614 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 25,006 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 25,275 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 25,294 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25,010 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 24,786 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 24,582 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 24,468 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24,498 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24,626 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24,787 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24,944 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25,091 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25,222 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 25,762 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 26,446 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 27,215 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 27,963 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28,574 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28,772 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28,917 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28,983 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29,068 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,171 number | 17,622 number | 19,282 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,892 number | 19,549 number | 23,420 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,145 number | 23,558 number | 25,275 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,809 number | 24,468 number | 25,294 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,692 number | 25,222 number | 29,068 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
- 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
- 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare
- 46 Malawi 276,691 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 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)
- 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 29,068 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 29,068 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 17,622 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 15.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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/