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

Latest (2019)
165,002 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
165,002 number
in 2019
All-time low
106,294 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Pacific island small states, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Malawi 1.66 million number compare
  2. 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.65 million number compare
  3. 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.63 million number compare
  4. 43 Peru 1.59 million number compare
  5. 44 Chad 1.59 million number compare
  6. 45 Ghana 1.58 million number compare
  7. 46 Italy 1.53 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.