Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 4.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 12.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
That places Pacific island small states 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.2% | — |
| 1992 | 11.2% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +47.9% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -37.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +49.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +158.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -62.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +48.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +158.4% | 3.1% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Pacific island small states was 4.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/