School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 299,264 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) is 299,264, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 299,264 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119,253, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 214th 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, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 119,253 | — |
| 1971 | 121,740 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 124,055 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 125,561 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 126,693 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 127,596 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 128,439 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 129,338 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 130,430 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 132,413 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 134,359 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 136,688 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 139,418 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 140,804 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 142,818 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 147,220 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 150,035 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 153,001 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 155,754 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 158,678 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 162,213 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 164,984 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 168,862 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 173,372 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 177,576 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 182,599 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 186,699 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 188,609 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 191,131 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 195,350 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 200,352 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 205,024 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 208,365 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 212,455 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 216,910 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 221,461 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 226,803 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 230,737 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 235,840 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 241,378 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 246,705 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 251,441 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 256,451 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 261,137 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 265,644 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 270,670 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 275,251 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 280,933 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 284,881 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 288,265 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 291,443 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 294,307 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 296,264 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 297,925 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 299,264 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,552 | 119,253 | 132,413 | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,878 | 134,359 | 158,678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 179,140 | 162,213 | 195,350 | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,932 | 200,352 | 241,378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,138 | 246,705 | 288,265 | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,841 | 291,443 | 299,264 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 211 Naoero 289 compare
- 212 San Marino 251 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 216 compare
- 214 Palau 193 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 190 compare
- 216 Anguilla 132 compare
- 217 Montserrat 53 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 355,410 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 299,264 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 299,264 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,253 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release