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

Latest (2019)
29,068 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
29,068 number
in 2019
All-time low
17,622 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019

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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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Pacific island small states, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  2. 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
  3. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
  4. 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
  5. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
  6. 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare
  7. 46 Malawi 276,691 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/