School age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, tertiary education, female was 102,263 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states stood at 102,263 number.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 103,180 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52,884 number, in 1970.
That places Pacific island small states 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,884 number | — |
| 1971 | 54,977 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 57,024 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 59,043 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 61,125 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 63,342 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 65,536 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 67,217 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 68,811 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 70,464 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 72,312 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 74,374 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 76,234 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 77,590 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 78,417 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 79,087 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 79,202 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 79,237 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 79,434 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79,958 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 80,924 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 81,480 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 82,322 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 83,154 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 84,149 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 85,443 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 86,882 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 87,605 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 89,563 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 91,485 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 93,311 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 95,030 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 96,361 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 97,241 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 97,682 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 97,827 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98,515 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 98,876 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99,351 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 100,012 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 100,928 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 101,452 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 101,990 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 102,604 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 103,180 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 102,579 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 102,087 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 102,263 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,042 number | 52,884 number | 70,464 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,584 number | 72,312 number | 79,958 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,301 number | 80,924 number | 91,485 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,421 number | 93,311 number | 100,012 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,135 number | 100,928 number | 103,180 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
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, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states was 102,263 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 103,180 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,884 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.