Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 4.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) is 4.06 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 4.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 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 | 3.06 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 | 3.07 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +90.4% | 1.55 million | 2.96 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.89 million | 1.55 million | 3.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 million | 3.06 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 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
- 203 Liechtenstein 3,208 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,004 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 secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 4.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release