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 345,413 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
345,413
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
349,200
in 2020
All-time low
249,813
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
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 345,413, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 349,200 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 249,813, in 1991.
AIMS: Pacific ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 249,813 | — |
| 1992 | 251,723 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 253,987 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 256,228 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 258,951 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 261,241 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 262,364 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 263,715 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 265,969 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 268,536 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 269,551 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 270,073 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 272,633 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 275,896 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 278,230 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 278,618 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 282,257 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 288,661 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 295,740 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 304,966 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 311,122 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 318,938 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 324,186 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 329,889 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 332,299 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 337,076 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 342,822 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 343,028 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 345,470 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 349,200 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 344,614 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 342,303 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 344,761 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 345,413 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 258,221 | 249,813 | 265,969 | 9 |
| 2000s | 278,020 | 268,536 | 295,740 | 10 |
| 2010s | 328,980 | 304,966 | 345,470 | 10 |
| 2020s | 345,258 | 342,303 | 349,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 201 Dominica 369 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 291 compare
- 203 Bermuda 290 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 271 compare
- 205 Andorra 267 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 233 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 209 compare
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4286 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7335 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (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 345,413 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 349,200 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 249,813 in 1991.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 204th 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release