Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes was 4.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.06 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
199th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.06 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.55 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific is 4.06 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 4.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million, in 1970.
AIMS: Pacific ranks 199th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.55 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.96 million | +90.4% |
| 1972 | 2.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.00 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.04 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.06 million | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 3.06 million | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.15 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.07 million | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 3.07 million | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.07 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.07 million | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.08 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.09 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.08 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.08 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.08 million | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.08 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.08 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.10 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.12 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.66 million | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 2.67 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.86 million | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 2.99 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.10 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.28 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 3.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.38 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.46 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.62 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.66 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.79 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.86 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.64 million | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 3.84 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.89 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.06 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.89 million | 1.55 million | 3.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 million | 3.07 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 million | 2.66 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million | 3.32 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 million | 3.64 million | 3.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 million | 3.84 million | 4.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 196 Marshall Islands 5,009 compare
- 197 Dominica 4,483 compare
- 198 Cayman Islands 4,049 compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,904 compare
- 200 American Samoa 3,643 compare
- 201 Bermuda 3,484 compare
- 202 Monaco 3,469 compare
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4286 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7335 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific was 4.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million in 1970.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release