School age population, pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 79,956 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 79,956 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 79,956 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51,995 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, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,995 number | — |
| 1971 | 52,429 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 52,758 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 53,068 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 53,684 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 54,370 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 55,715 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 57,159 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 58,565 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 59,466 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 60,605 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 62,655 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 64,789 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 66,757 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 66,784 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63,455 number | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 64,191 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 64,741 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 65,154 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65,477 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65,828 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 65,986 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 66,075 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 66,278 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66,598 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 67,002 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68,205 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 65,518 number | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 69,486 number | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 69,667 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 69,638 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 68,745 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 68,018 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 67,416 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 67,442 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67,391 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 67,761 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68,248 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68,752 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 69,037 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 69,704 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 71,421 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 73,424 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 75,507 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 77,240 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 78,611 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 79,048 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 79,345 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79,526 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79,956 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54,921 number | 51,995 number | 59,466 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,461 number | 60,605 number | 66,784 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,064 number | 65,518 number | 69,667 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,245 number | 67,391 number | 69,638 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,378 number | 69,704 number | 79,956 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Malawi 823,523 number compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 809,401 number compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 796,626 number compare
- 43 Chad 789,182 number compare
- 44 Peru 782,207 number compare
- 45 Ghana 774,590 number compare
- 46 Cameroon 754,416 number compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states was 79,956 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 79,956 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,995 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.