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 29,737 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29,737
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
30,166
in 2021
All-time low
18,585
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 29,737 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% 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 30,166 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18,585, in 1970.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 219th 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,585 | — |
| 1971 | 18,642 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 18,730 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 18,744 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 18,882 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 18,980 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 19,042 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 19,152 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 19,258 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 19,499 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 19,795 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 20,516 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 21,143 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 21,114 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 21,338 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 22,787 | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 23,287 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 23,859 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 24,360 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 24,784 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 25,051 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 24,971 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 24,985 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 25,359 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 25,425 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 25,582 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 25,630 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25,807 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 25,844 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 25,911 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 26,130 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 26,304 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26,323 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 26,172 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 26,207 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 26,153 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 26,322 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 26,336 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 26,382 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26,620 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 26,902 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27,350 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27,789 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 28,220 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 28,555 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28,925 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29,302 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 29,706 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29,886 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 30,082 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30,087 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30,166 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 30,154 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29,988 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 29,737 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,951 | 18,585 | 19,499 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,298 | 19,795 | 24,784 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,456 | 24,971 | 25,911 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,295 | 26,130 | 26,620 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,672 | 26,902 | 30,082 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,026 | 29,737 | 30,166 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 216 Anguilla 63 compare
- 217 Montserrat 28 compare
- 218 Tokelau 23 compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 22 compare
- 220 Saint Helena 18 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 15 compare
- 222 Niue 12 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 29,737 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 30,166 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 18,585 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 4.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release