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 30,916 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30,916 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
30,916 number
in 2019
All-time low
18,363 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

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019942019

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 30,916 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Pacific island small states peaked at 30,916 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,363 number, in 1970.

Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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, male (number) in Pacific island small states, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 18,363 number
1971 18,593 number +1.3%
1972 18,749 number +0.8%
1973 18,846 number +0.5%
1974 18,903 number +0.3%
1975 18,970 number +0.4%
1976 19,293 number +1.7%
1977 19,671 number +2.0%
1978 20,080 number +2.1%
1979 20,479 number +2.0%
1980 20,831 number +1.7%
1981 21,498 number +3.2%
1982 22,226 number +3.4%
1983 22,944 number +3.2%
1984 23,604 number +2.9%
1985 24,062 number +1.9%
1986 24,372 number +1.3%
1987 24,631 number +1.1%
1988 24,844 number +0.9%
1989 25,034 number +0.8%
1990 25,198 number +0.7%
1991 25,336 number +0.5%
1992 25,442 number +0.4%
1993 25,519 number +0.3%
1994 25,584 number +0.3%
1995 25,695 number +0.4%
1996 26,030 number +1.3%
1997 26,403 number +1.4%
1998 26,749 number +1.3%
1999 26,974 number +0.8%
2000 26,990 number +0.1%
2001 26,694 number -1.1%
2002 26,465 number -0.9%
2003 26,274 number -0.7%
2004 26,174 number -0.4%
2005 26,230 number +0.2%
2006 26,366 number +0.5%
2007 26,517 number +0.6%
2008 26,654 number +0.5%
2009 26,773 number +0.4%
2010 26,883 number +0.4%
2011 27,414 number +2.0%
2012 28,134 number +2.6%
2013 28,962 number +2.9%
2014 29,769 number +2.8%
2015 30,419 number +2.2%
2016 30,612 number +0.6%
2017 30,756 number +0.5%
2018 30,822 number +0.2%
2019 30,916 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19,195 number 18,363 number 20,479 number 10
1980s 23,405 number 20,831 number 25,034 number 10
1990s 25,893 number 25,198 number 26,974 number 10
2000s 26,514 number 26,174 number 26,990 number 10
2010s 29,469 number 26,883 number 30,916 number 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 40 Cote d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
  2. 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
  3. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
  4. 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
  5. 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
  6. 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 number compare
  7. 46 Malawi 282,444 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 30,916 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 30,916 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 18,363 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 15.5%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/