Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) was 1.20 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) recorded 1.20 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 1.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 222,074, in 1971.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 310,694 | — |
| 1971 | 222,074 | -28.5% |
| 1972 | 315,261 | +42.0% |
| 1973 | 317,915 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 227,811 | -28.3% |
| 1975 | 257,055 | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 278,414 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 279,861 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 271,948 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 250,988 | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 243,624 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 238,360 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 238,819 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 287,394 | +20.3% |
| 1984 | 243,719 | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 247,526 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 257,943 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 263,953 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 268,505 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 316,255 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 318,828 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 320,909 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 323,979 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 326,448 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 331,016 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 393,043 | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 384,894 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 420,293 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 476,271 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 487,607 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 496,176 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 507,556 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 512,063 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 479,275 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 501,333 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 525,388 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 534,358 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 551,354 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 575,415 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 576,266 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 575,218 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 627,273 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million | +74.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.20 million | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +74.3% | 627,273 | 1.09 million |
| 1972 | +42.0% | 222,074 | 315,261 |
| 1971 | -28.5% | 310,694 | 222,074 |
| 1974 | -28.3% | 317,915 | 227,811 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 273,202 | 222,074 | 317,915 | 10 |
| 1980s | 260,610 | 238,360 | 316,255 | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,329 | 318,828 | 487,607 | 10 |
| 2000s | 525,918 | 479,275 | 576,266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 995,866 | 575,218 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.14 million | 1.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 198 Monaco 978 compare
- 199 Gibraltar 968 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 930 compare
- 201 Liechtenstein 756 compare
- 202 San Marino 737 compare
- 203 Palau 658 compare
- 204 Tuvalu 651 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 1.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,074 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release