School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 14,228 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
14,228 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
183rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
18,617 number
in 1995
All-time low
10,384 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Micronesia (country), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Micronesia (country) is 14,228 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Micronesia (country) peaked at 18,617 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10,384 number, in 1970.
Micronesia (country) ranks 183rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,384 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,578 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 10,730 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 10,843 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 10,974 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 11,191 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 11,524 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 11,847 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 12,244 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 12,689 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 13,140 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 13,577 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 13,963 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 14,266 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 14,489 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 14,645 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 14,764 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 14,940 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 15,255 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 15,700 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 16,253 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 16,846 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 17,532 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 18,086 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 18,460 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 18,617 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 18,585 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 18,369 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18,071 number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 17,721 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 17,353 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 16,971 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 16,874 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 16,880 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16,924 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16,916 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16,780 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16,366 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 15,926 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 15,474 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 15,039 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 14,642 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14,304 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 14,138 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14,105 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 14,158 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,241 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14,284 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14,296 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,275 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,228 number | -0.3% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 14,228 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 14,228 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 183,594 number, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,300 number | 10,384 number | 12,689 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,474 number | 13,140 number | 15,700 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,854 number | 16,253 number | 18,617 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,646 number | 15,474 number | 17,353 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,348 number | 14,105 number | 15,039 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,228 number | 14,228 number | 14,228 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0533 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8379 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,036 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,634 (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Micronesia (country)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Micronesia (country) was 14,228 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,617 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,384 number in 1970.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.