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 154,820 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
154,820
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
214th
of 221 groups
All-time high
154,820
in 2024
All-time low
63,030
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
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
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 154,820 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% 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 154,820 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63,030, in 1970.
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 214th 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 ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,030 | — |
| 1971 | 64,329 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 65,544 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 66,071 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66,412 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 66,701 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 67,020 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 67,407 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 67,917 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 68,961 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 70,194 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 71,435 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 73,023 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 73,807 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 74,969 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 77,292 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 78,902 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 80,545 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 81,952 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 83,466 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 85,224 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 86,306 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 88,215 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 90,479 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 92,717 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 95,440 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 97,730 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 98,855 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 100,206 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 102,460 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 105,026 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 107,554 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 109,192 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 111,279 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 113,495 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 115,802 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 118,508 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 120,488 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 123,133 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 125,960 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 128,709 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 131,156 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 133,684 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 136,044 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 138,271 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 140,774 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 143,094 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 145,846 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 147,788 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 149,503 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 151,116 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 152,475 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 153,358 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 154,168 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 154,820 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,339 | 63,030 | 68,961 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,558 | 70,194 | 83,466 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93,763 | 85,224 | 102,460 | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,044 | 105,026 | 125,960 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,487 | 128,709 | 149,503 | 10 |
| 2020s | 153,187 | 151,116 | 154,820 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 211 Naoero 143 compare
- 212 San Marino 128 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 115 compare
- 214 Cook Islands 97 compare
- 214 Palau 97 compare
- 216 Anguilla 69 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 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)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
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 154,820 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 154,820 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 63,030 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 12.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release