School age population, primary education, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, primary education, male was 176,351 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 176,351 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 176,351 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 106,824 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, primary education, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 106,824 number | — |
| 1971 | 108,708 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 110,456 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 111,894 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 112,882 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 113,415 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 111,701 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 112,830 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 114,343 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 116,030 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 117,746 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 119,552 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 122,248 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 125,501 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 129,048 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 132,936 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 134,861 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 136,556 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 138,186 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 139,850 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 141,577 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 143,742 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 145,747 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 147,246 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 148,359 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 148,880 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 149,440 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 150,805 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 151,748 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 152,283 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 153,859 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 153,432 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 152,799 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 152,004 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 151,174 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 150,465 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 151,369 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 152,364 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 153,332 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 154,032 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 154,321 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 154,773 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 156,028 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 158,502 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 162,124 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 166,646 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 169,830 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 172,631 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 174,729 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 176,351 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111,908 number | 106,824 number | 116,030 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,648 number | 117,746 number | 139,850 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,983 number | 141,577 number | 152,283 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,483 number | 150,465 number | 154,032 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,594 number | 154,321 number | 176,351 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Zambia 1.80 million number compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 1.78 million number compare
- 42 Madagascar 1.78 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.77 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.74 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.67 million number compare
- 46 Malawi 1.63 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, male in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, primary education, male in Pacific island small states was 176,351 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 176,351 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,824 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.