School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Pacific recorded 2.65 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 2.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1999.
That places AIMS: Pacific 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.69 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 2.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.51 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.70 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 1.86 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million | 2.51 million | 2.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 199 Dominica 2,584 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 2,337 compare
- 201 Bermuda 1,874 compare
- 202 Marshall Islands 1,850 compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,579 compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 1,565 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 1,416 compare
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 199,468 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,747 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,822 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific was 2.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1999.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release