School age population, one year before the official primary entry in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 323,821 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in AIMS: Pacific, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in AIMS: Pacific is 323,821, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% 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 AIMS: Pacific peaked at 327,355 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 232,966, in 1991.
That places AIMS: Pacific 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 232,966 | — |
| 1992 | 234,936 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 237,182 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 239,148 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 241,447 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 243,257 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 244,043 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 245,213 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 247,176 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 249,611 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 251,727 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 251,919 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 254,314 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 258,506 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 260,119 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 261,041 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 263,958 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 269,618 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 275,839 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 285,578 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 290,594 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 298,773 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 302,771 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 309,416 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 311,829 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 316,084 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 321,555 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 321,868 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 323,764 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 327,355 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 323,654 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 321,719 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 323,136 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 323,821 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240,596 | 232,966 | 247,176 | 9 |
| 2000s | 259,665 | 249,611 | 275,839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,223 | 285,578 | 323,764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 323,937 | 321,719 | 327,355 | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 283 compare
- 203 Bermuda 279 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 262 compare
- 205 Andorra 260 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 221 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 202 compare
- 208 Monaco 180 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, one year before the official primary entry in AIMS: Pacific?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in AIMS: Pacific was 323,821 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 327,355 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,966 in 1991.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release