Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2,585 number in 1997. ▲ Rising

Latest (1997)
2,585 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
173rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,585 number
in 1997
All-time low
1,957 number
in 1981
Years of data
17
1981–1997

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia, 1981–1997

01.0k2.0k3.0k1981198919971981: 2.0k number1982: 2.0k number1983: 2.0k number1984: 2.0k number1985: 2.0k number1986: 2.0k number1987: 2.0k number1988: 2.1k number1989: 2.1k number1990: 2.2k number1991: 2.3k number1992: 2.4k number1993: 2.5k number1994: 2.5k number1995: 2.6k number1996: 2.6k number1997: 2.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 1997, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia stood at 2,585 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia peaked at 2,585 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,957 number, in 1981.

That places French Polynesia 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in French Polynesia, 1981 to 1997.
Year number Change
1981 1,957 number
1982 1,979 number +1.1%
1983 1,997 number +0.9%
1984 2,010 number +0.7%
1985 2,014 number +0.2%
1986 2,005 number -0.4%
1987 2,034 number +1.4%
1988 2,084 number +2.5%
1989 2,150 number +3.2%
1990 2,224 number +3.4%
1991 2,297 number +3.3%
1992 2,377 number +3.5%
1993 2,455 number +3.3%
1994 2,524 number +2.8%
1995 2,570 number +1.8%
1996 2,580 number +0.4%
1997 2,585 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,026 number 1,957 number 2,150 number 9
1990s 2,452 number 2,224 number 2,585 number 8

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 170 Macau, China 3,208 number compare
  2. 171 Luxembourg 3,166 number compare
  3. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,041 number compare
  4. 174 Bahamas 2,474 number compare
  5. 175 Samoa 2,386 number compare
  6. 176 Iceland 2,238 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in French Polynesia was 2,585 number in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 2,585 number in 1997.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,957 number in 1981.
How does French Polynesia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
French Polynesia ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 1997.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female 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.