Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 59,290 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 59,290 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Pacific island small states peaked at 59,290 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35,457 number, in 1970.
That places Pacific island small states 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,457 number | — |
| 1971 | 35,894 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 36,144 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 36,265 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 36,311 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 36,373 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 36,853 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 37,448 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 38,126 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 38,806 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 39,409 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 40,473 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 41,737 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 43,049 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 44,331 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 45,412 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 46,031 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 46,565 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 47,035 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 47,469 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47,867 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 48,293 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 48,576 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 48,727 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48,789 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48,848 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49,331 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 50,019 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 50,730 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 51,325 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 51,625 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 51,169 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 50,761 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50,362 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 50,069 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 49,984 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 50,278 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 50,560 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 50,819 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 51,030 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51,191 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 51,973 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53,158 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 54,628 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 56,211 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 57,699 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 58,307 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 58,796 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59,066 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59,290 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,768 number | 35,457 number | 38,806 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,151 number | 39,409 number | 47,469 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,250 number | 47,867 number | 51,325 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,666 number | 49,984 number | 51,625 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,032 number | 51,191 number | 59,290 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 42 Uzbekistan 647,828 number compare
- 43 Mali 619,276 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 618,890 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 599,784 number compare
- 46 Malawi 553,182 number compare
- 47 Venezuela 549,919 number compare
- 48 Nepal 546,477 number compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- 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)
- 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Pacific island small states?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Pacific island small states was 59,290 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 59,290 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,457 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.