School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 601,627 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
601,627
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
914,553
in 2017
All-time low
203,432
in 1977
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 601,627 for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 914,553 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 203,432, in 1977.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 215th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 256,479 | — |
| 1971 | 263,631 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 271,637 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 280,925 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 292,055 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 304,284 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 317,413 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 203,432 | -35.9% |
| 1978 | 341,955 | +68.1% |
| 1979 | 354,106 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 366,220 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 376,362 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 384,136 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 390,650 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 396,146 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 401,846 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 407,139 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 412,870 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 419,325 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 426,183 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 433,747 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 458,054 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 471,549 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 486,239 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 500,532 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 514,176 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 529,373 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 563,681 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 582,281 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 600,114 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 618,249 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 636,538 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 655,949 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 674,429 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 694,222 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 714,668 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 733,378 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 750,703 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 766,447 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 784,400 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 801,719 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 820,175 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 836,786 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 852,884 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 868,659 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 882,856 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 898,300 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 914,553 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 543,921 | -40.5% |
| 2019 | 554,690 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 565,165 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 575,053 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 584,223 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 592,569 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 601,627 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 288,592 | 203,432 | 354,106 | 10 |
| 1980s | 398,088 | 366,220 | 426,183 | 10 |
| 1990s | 513,975 | 433,747 | 600,114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,898 | 618,249 | 784,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 797,454 | 543,921 | 914,553 | 10 |
| 2020s | 583,727 | 565,165 | 601,627 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 212 Cook Islands 774 compare
- 213 Naoero 532 compare
- 214 Tuvalu 514 compare
- 215 Anguilla 473 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 233 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 167 compare
- 218 Montserrat 127 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,462 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,217 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 601,627 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 914,553 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,432 in 1977.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release