School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 165,002 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states is 165,002 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 165,002 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 106,294 number, in 1970.
That places Pacific island small states 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 106,294 number | — |
| 1971 | 107,496 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 108,431 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 109,258 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 110,377 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 111,762 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 114,551 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 117,569 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 120,550 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 122,559 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 125,011 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 129,346 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 133,824 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 137,947 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 138,007 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 131,149 number | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 132,648 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 133,761 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 134,604 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 135,314 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 136,078 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 136,464 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 136,764 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 137,320 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 138,040 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 138,915 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 141,290 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 135,562 number | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 143,564 number | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 143,871 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 143,793 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 141,980 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 140,535 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 139,374 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 139,522 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 139,445 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 140,196 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 141,160 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 142,119 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 142,635 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 143,916 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 147,339 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 151,443 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 155,752 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 159,364 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 162,226 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 163,103 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 163,726 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 164,117 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 165,002 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112,885 number | 106,294 number | 122,559 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 133,161 number | 125,011 number | 138,007 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,787 number | 135,562 number | 143,871 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,076 number | 139,374 number | 143,793 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,599 number | 143,916 number | 165,002 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Malawi 1.66 million number compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.65 million number compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.63 million number compare
- 43 Peru 1.59 million number compare
- 44 Chad 1.59 million number compare
- 45 Ghana 1.58 million number compare
- 46 Italy 1.53 million number compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 165,002 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 165,002 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,294 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.