School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 2.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.65 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.65 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.69 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) stood at 2.65 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 2.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 204th of 221 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 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
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,390 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 1,283 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release