Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Population of compulsory school age, male was 78,915 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 78,915. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 78,915 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,257, in 1999.
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37,337 | — |
| 1998 | 37,337 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37,257 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 37,259 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,300 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 39,641 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39,684 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39,629 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 39,636 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,470 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 39,164 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 39,624 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 39,511 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39,236 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39,508 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41,843 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 52,957 | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 63,290 | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 63,437 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73,511 | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 74,156 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 74,995 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 75,623 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 76,112 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 76,833 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 77,463 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 78,604 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 78,915 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,310 | 37,257 | 37,337 | 3 |
| 2000s | 39,292 | 37,259 | 39,684 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,856 | 39,236 | 75,623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,585 | 76,112 | 78,915 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,462 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,217 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 78,915 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 78,915 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,257 in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release