Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both was 2.05 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in AIMS: Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
AIMS: Pacific recorded 2.05 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 2.25 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 226,599, in 1970.
That places AIMS: Pacific 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 226,599 | — |
| 1971 | 243,313 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 278,905 | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 297,301 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 328,549 | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 350,184 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 367,774 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 379,127 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 393,725 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 402,353 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 410,677 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 426,579 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 431,641 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 444,935 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 466,932 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 478,054 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 506,515 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 513,704 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 550,640 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 578,684 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 616,400 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 685,460 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 729,639 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.11 million | +52.3% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 1.78 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.98 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.01 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.07 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.25 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.01 million | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.08 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.06 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.98 million | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.05 million | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in AIMS: Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +52.3% | 729,639 | 1.11 million |
| 1998 | +38.4% | 1.28 million | 1.78 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 326,783 | 226,599 | 402,353 | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,836 | 410,677 | 578,684 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million | 616,400 | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.78 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million | 2.01 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 1.98 million | 2.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 185 San Marino 1,033 compare
- 186 Liechtenstein 971 compare
- 187 Vanuatu 955 compare
- 188 Cayman Islands 912 compare
- 189 Aruba 867 compare
- 190 Palau 768 compare
- 191 New Caledonia 761 compare
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3342 % 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 0.3072 % 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 626,172 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,474 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in AIMS: Pacific?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in AIMS: Pacific was 2.05 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,599 in 1970.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this AIMS: Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.