School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 2.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.95 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
179th
of 194 groups
All-time high
2.95 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.85 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) stood at 2.95 million.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 2.95 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.85 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 179th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.85 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.79 million | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 2.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.89 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.95 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.95 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.95 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.93 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.93 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.94 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.95 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million | 1.85 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million | 2.11 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 million | 2.93 million | 2.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 176 Bahamas 8,774 compare
- 177 Curacao 8,492 compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 8,082 compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 7,168 compare
- 180 Grenada 6,830 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 5,514 compare
- 182 Aruba 5,239 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,234 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,217 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4296 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7329 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 2.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 179th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release