School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 54,631 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 54,631 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 54,631 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32,251 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,251 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,838 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 33,471 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 34,172 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 34,779 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 35,118 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 35,230 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 35,356 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 35,729 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 36,182 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 36,603 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 36,695 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 37,128 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 37,741 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 38,527 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 39,853 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 40,429 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 40,919 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 41,435 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 42,029 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 42,686 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 43,474 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 44,356 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 45,312 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 46,121 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 46,527 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 46,538 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46,515 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 46,527 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46,795 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47,370 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 47,585 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 47,600 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47,617 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47,520 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 47,215 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 47,308 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47,554 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47,931 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 48,315 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 48,521 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48,347 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 48,261 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48,336 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 48,773 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49,857 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 51,232 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 52,491 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 53,641 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 54,631 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,513 number | 32,251 number | 36,182 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,136 number | 36,603 number | 42,029 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,485 number | 42,686 number | 46,795 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,602 number | 47,215 number | 48,315 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,409 number | 48,261 number | 54,631 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 42 Uzbekistan 605,204 number compare
- 43 Italy 569,500 number compare
- 44 Nepal 566,212 number compare
- 45 Peru 547,932 number compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 546,968 number compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 536,652 number compare
- 48 Mali 535,668 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 54,631 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 54,631 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,251 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.