School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 61,431 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61,431
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
61,924
in 2021
All-time low
38,346
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 61,431 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 61,924 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38,346, in 1970.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,346 | — |
| 1971 | 38,473 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 38,679 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 38,735 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 39,020 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 39,280 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 39,474 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 39,731 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 39,952 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 40,458 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 41,513 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 43,048 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 44,363 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 44,114 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 44,491 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 47,264 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 48,316 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 49,445 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 50,446 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 51,304 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 51,837 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 51,635 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 51,711 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 52,400 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 52,594 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 52,901 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53,040 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 53,308 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 53,323 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53,497 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 53,862 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 54,419 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 54,384 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 54,144 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 54,198 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 54,171 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 54,498 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54,489 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 54,523 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54,873 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 55,378 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56,237 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 57,083 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57,984 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 58,677 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59,454 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60,345 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 60,983 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61,272 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61,732 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61,781 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61,924 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 61,868 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61,749 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61,431 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,215 | 38,346 | 40,458 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,430 | 41,513 | 51,304 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,625 | 51,635 | 53,497 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,356 | 53,862 | 54,873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,914 | 55,378 | 61,732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,751 | 61,431 | 61,924 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 216 Anguilla 132 compare
- 217 Montserrat 53 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 47 compare
- 219 Tokelau 45 compare
- 220 Saint Helena 43 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 31 compare
- 222 Niue 24 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, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 61,431 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 61,924 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,346 in 1970.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, 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