Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 4.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific is 4.44 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 4.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 2000.
That places AIMS: Pacific 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.60 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.60 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.71 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.76 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.82 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.44 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.60 million | 3.60 million | 3.60 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.67 million | 3.60 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 million | 3.71 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 million | 4.30 million | 4.44 million | 5 |
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 population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific was 4.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 2000.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release