School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 30,395 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30,395
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
30,395
in 2024
All-time low
16,572
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 30,395. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 30,395 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,572, in 1970.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,572 | — |
| 1971 | 17,009 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 17,405 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 17,718 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 18,176 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 18,391 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 18,626 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 18,775 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 18,991 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 19,069 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 19,409 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 19,577 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 19,725 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 19,900 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 20,075 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 20,648 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 21,061 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 21,707 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 22,193 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 21,968 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 22,008 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 23,081 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 23,536 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23,896 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 24,294 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 24,627 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 24,871 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 24,815 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 24,992 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 25,193 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 25,274 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 25,419 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 25,485 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 25,590 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25,529 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 25,610 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25,694 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 25,918 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 26,032 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25,898 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25,825 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 25,860 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 25,852 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,869 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 26,097 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 26,434 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 26,697 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 27,092 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 27,497 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28,232 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 28,553 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 29,174 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 29,764 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30,072 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 30,395 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,073 | 16,572 | 19,069 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,626 | 19,409 | 22,193 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,131 | 22,008 | 25,193 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,645 | 25,274 | 26,032 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,546 | 25,825 | 28,232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,592 | 28,553 | 30,395 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 216 Anguilla 84 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 31 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 29 compare
- 219 Montserrat 24 compare
- 220 Tokelau 19 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 17 compare
- 222 Niue 14 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 30,395 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 30,395 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,572 in 1970.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release