School age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3,019 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia is 3,019, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia peaked at 5,704 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,019, in 2025.
French Polynesia ranks 186th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,291 | — |
| 1982 | 4,359 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4,471 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 4,564 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4,628 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4,740 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 4,886 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 5,050 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 5,188 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5,252 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 5,306 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,435 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5,576 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5,694 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5,704 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5,641 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,519 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4,577 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 4,404 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4,170 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 3,926 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 3,824 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,726 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,642 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 3,596 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 3,019 | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,686 | 4,291 | 5,188 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5,516 | 5,252 | 5,704 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,384 | 4,170 | 4,577 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,622 | 3,019 | 3,926 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More education data for French Polynesia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 301 (1992)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10,125 (1993)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,049 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3 % change on previous year (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,381 (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 671 (1996)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in French Polynesia was 3,019 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,704 in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,019 in 2025.
- How does French Polynesia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- French Polynesia ranks 186th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release