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

Latest (2017)
102,263 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
103,180 number
in 2014
All-time low
52,884 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

School age population, tertiary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1970–2017

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019932017

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Pacific island small states, 1970 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Ghana 1.41 million number compare
  2. 41 Malaysia 1.37 million number compare
  3. 42 Angola 1.37 million number compare
  4. 43 Madagascar 1.35 million number compare
  5. 44 Peru 1.34 million number compare
  6. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.31 million number compare
  7. 46 Ukraine 1.27 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.