School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 3.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.18 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.18 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.25 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) stood at 3.18 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 3.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.25 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.02 million | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.18 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.52 million | 2.27 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 2.83 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million | 3.02 million | 3.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 203 Bermuda 3,283 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,084 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,686 compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,548 compare
- 207 Gibraltar 2,510 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 2,510 compare
- 209 Liechtenstein 2,117 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 3.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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