Progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Progression to secondary school, female was 94.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states, 1978–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states stood at 94.1%.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 94.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1983.
That places Pacific island small states 15th out of 40 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 80.5% | — |
| 1979 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 79.9% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 76.8% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 77.8% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 81.2% | 92.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.0% | 94.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Pacific island small states was 94.1% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1983.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 15th out of 40 groups with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).