School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) is 1.22 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 1.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 320,448, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 320,448 | — |
| 1971 | 327,873 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 336,019 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 343,181 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 351,550 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 360,278 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 371,253 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 384,055 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 398,678 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 414,475 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 431,525 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 448,571 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 464,103 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 478,244 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 491,679 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 505,296 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 516,149 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 525,066 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 533,035 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 539,970 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 546,780 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 554,378 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 568,814 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 585,597 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 602,957 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 621,573 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 641,317 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 658,322 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 677,864 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 699,888 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 721,062 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 741,679 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 763,706 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 787,570 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 810,599 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 834,076 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 858,001 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 882,611 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 907,923 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 933,355 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 957,478 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 981,815 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.22 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 360,781 | 320,448 | 414,475 | 10 |
| 1980s | 493,364 | 431,525 | 539,970 | 10 |
| 1990s | 615,749 | 546,780 | 699,888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 824,058 | 721,062 | 933,355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 957,478 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.15 million | 1.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 355,410 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 503,737 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 49,680 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 955,571 (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 313,204 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 288,423 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 1.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,448 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release