School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.86 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1982β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) is 1.86 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 1.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 922,448, in 1999.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 208th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 973,644 | 954,749 | 993,877 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 922,448 | 1.05 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 950,912 | 928,373 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million | 1.04 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 205 Gibraltar 923 compare
- 206 Virgin Islands U.S. 892 compare
- 207 Marshall Islands 851 compare
- 208 Liechtenstein 791 compare
- 209 San Marino 726 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 656 compare
- 211 Tuvalu 623 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 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 199,452 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,688 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,778 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 1.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 922,448 in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release