School age population, primary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, primary education, female was 166,135 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Pacific island small states is 166,135 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 166,135 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 102,278 number, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102,278 number | — |
| 1971 | 104,027 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 105,435 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 106,431 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 106,972 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 107,153 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 105,448 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 106,420 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 107,714 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 109,148 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 110,528 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 112,112 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 114,505 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 117,381 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 120,506 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 123,937 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 125,758 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 127,386 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 128,945 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 130,529 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 132,120 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 134,228 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 136,138 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 137,475 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 138,311 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 138,495 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 138,913 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 140,139 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 141,114 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 141,763 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 143,429 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 143,125 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 142,606 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 141,880 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 141,033 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 140,262 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 141,020 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 141,787 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 142,562 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 143,191 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 143,572 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 144,627 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 146,271 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 148,898 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 152,431 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 156,678 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 159,716 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 162,454 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 164,539 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 166,135 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,103 number | 102,278 number | 109,148 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 121,159 number | 110,528 number | 130,529 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,870 number | 132,120 number | 141,763 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,090 number | 140,262 number | 143,429 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,532 number | 143,572 number | 166,135 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.71 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare
- 45 Malawi 1.61 million number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.60 million 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, primary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, primary education, female in Pacific island small states was 166,135 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 166,135 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,278 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.