Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 30,552 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Pacific island small states stood at 30,552 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 30,552 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,080 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, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,080 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,344 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 18,517 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 18,625 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 18,675 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 18,709 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 18,956 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 19,266 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 19,627 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 19,993 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 20,331 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 20,897 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 21,564 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 22,255 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 22,928 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 23,495 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 23,808 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 24,077 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 24,313 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 24,537 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 24,747 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 24,969 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 25,127 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 25,228 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25,290 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 25,343 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 25,586 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 25,920 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 26,255 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 26,533 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 26,674 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 26,433 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 26,224 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26,026 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25,887 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 25,857 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 26,016 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 26,159 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 26,283 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 26,373 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,440 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26,807 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 27,404 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28,159 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28,981 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29,752 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 30,054 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30,301 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 30,438 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30,552 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,879 number | 18,080 number | 19,993 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,820 number | 20,331 number | 24,537 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,500 number | 24,747 number | 26,533 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,193 number | 25,857 number | 26,674 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,889 number | 26,440 number | 30,552 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare
- 43 Mali 314,931 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 304,782 number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 280,718 number compare
- 47 Malawi 279,298 number compare
- 48 Italy 275,449 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, male in Pacific island small states?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Pacific island small states was 30,552 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30,552 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,080 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.