School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 340,637 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states is 340,637 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 340,637 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 173,014 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, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 173,014 number | — |
| 1971 | 178,021 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 182,831 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 187,732 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 192,798 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 197,833 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 201,096 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 203,183 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 205,591 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 208,459 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 211,644 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 212,309 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 213,252 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 214,745 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 219,035 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 223,810 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 225,807 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 227,516 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 229,480 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 231,920 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 234,979 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 252,719 number | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 257,337 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 262,985 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 269,226 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 275,498 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 279,460 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 299,827 number | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 300,788 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 303,316 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 304,974 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 304,043 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 302,706 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 301,946 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 302,014 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 302,496 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 304,761 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 306,552 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 308,645 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 313,027 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 315,294 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 316,145 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 318,349 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 318,487 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 318,722 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 319,651 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 323,368 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 328,023 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 333,867 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 340,637 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 193,056 number | 173,014 number | 208,459 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 220,952 number | 211,644 number | 231,920 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,614 number | 234,979 number | 303,316 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 305,116 number | 301,946 number | 313,027 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,254 number | 315,294 number | 340,637 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 340,637 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 340,637 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,014 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.