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
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
- 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
- 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 number compare
- 46 Malawi 282,444 number compare
More reference data data for Pacific island small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29,068 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 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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About this data
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/