Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 31,686 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31,686
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31,721
in 2022
All-time low
19,373
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 31,686 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 31,721 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19,373, in 1970.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,373 | — |
| 1971 | 19,502 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 19,578 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 19,708 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 19,755 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 19,901 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 20,049 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 20,178 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 20,331 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 20,482 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 21,045 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 21,527 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 22,342 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 22,990 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 22,790 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 22,999 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 24,247 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 24,726 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 25,244 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 25,719 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 26,113 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 26,351 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 26,227 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 26,332 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26,614 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 26,725 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26,870 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 26,993 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 27,155 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 27,117 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 27,238 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27,366 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27,778 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 27,689 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 27,600 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27,616 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27,636 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27,749 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27,703 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27,744 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 27,885 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28,249 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 28,633 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 29,014 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29,502 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29,855 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 30,518 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30,999 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 31,198 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31,303 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 31,467 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 31,677 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31,721 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31,658 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 31,686 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,886 | 19,373 | 20,482 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,363 | 21,045 | 25,719 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,650 | 26,113 | 27,155 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,612 | 27,238 | 27,778 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,716 | 27,885 | 31,303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,642 | 31,467 | 31,721 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 216 Anguilla 71 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
- 219 Saint Helena 23 compare
- 220 Tokelau 20 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 14 compare
- 222 Niue 13 compare
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 31,686 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 31,721 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,373 in 1970.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release