Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 28,738 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Pacific island small states is 28,738 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 28,738 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,377 number, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,377 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,550 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17,627 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 17,640 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 17,636 number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 17,664 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 17,897 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 18,182 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 18,499 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 18,813 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 19,078 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 19,576 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 20,173 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 20,794 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 21,403 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 21,917 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 22,223 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 22,488 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 22,722 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 22,932 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 23,120 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 23,324 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 23,449 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 23,499 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23,499 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23,505 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23,745 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 24,099 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 24,475 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 24,792 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 24,951 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 24,736 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 24,537 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 24,336 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 24,182 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24,127 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24,262 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24,401 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 24,536 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24,657 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24,751 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25,166 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 25,754 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 26,469 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27,230 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 27,947 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28,253 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 28,495 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 28,628 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28,738 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,888 number | 17,377 number | 18,813 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,331 number | 19,078 number | 22,932 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,751 number | 23,120 number | 24,792 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,472 number | 24,127 number | 24,951 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,143 number | 24,751 number | 28,738 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
- 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 295,002 number compare
- 46 Malawi 273,884 number compare
- 47 Nepal 271,900 number compare
- 48 Zambia 269,478 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, female in Pacific island small states?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Pacific island small states was 28,738 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 28,738 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,377 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.