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 144,444 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
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 144,444. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% 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 144,444 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,223, 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 | 56,223 | — |
| 1971 | 57,411 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 58,511 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 59,490 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 60,281 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 60,895 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 61,419 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 61,931 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 62,513 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 63,452 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 64,165 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 65,253 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 66,395 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 66,997 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 67,849 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 69,928 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 71,133 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 72,456 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 73,802 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 75,212 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 76,989 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 78,678 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 80,647 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 82,893 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 84,859 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 87,159 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 88,969 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 89,754 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 90,925 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 92,890 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 95,326 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 97,470 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 99,173 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 101,176 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 103,415 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 105,659 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 108,295 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 110,249 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 112,707 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 115,418 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 117,996 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 120,285 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 122,767 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 125,093 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 127,373 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 129,896 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 132,157 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 135,087 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 137,093 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 138,762 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 140,327 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 141,832 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 142,906 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 143,757 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 144,444 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,213 | 56,223 | 63,452 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,319 | 64,165 | 75,212 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,376 | 76,989 | 92,890 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,889 | 95,326 | 115,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,651 | 117,996 | 138,762 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,653 | 140,327 | 144,444 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 211 Nauru 146 compare
- 212 San Marino 123 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 101 compare
- 214 Palau 96 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 93 compare
- 216 Anguilla 63 compare
- 217 Montserrat 28 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,217 (2017)
- 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, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
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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 144,444 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 144,444 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 56,223 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 13.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release