Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 4.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) recorded 4.44 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 4.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 2000.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 208th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 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 | 3.70 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 | 3.70 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 199,452 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,688 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,778 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release