School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 163,792 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states is 163,792 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 163,792 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71,241 number, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71,241 number | — |
| 1971 | 73,125 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 75,143 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 77,506 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 80,073 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 82,634 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 84,367 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 85,721 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 87,317 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 88,950 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 90,386 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 90,949 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 91,640 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 92,417 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 95,747 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 97,208 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 97,740 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 98,279 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 98,930 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 99,650 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 100,521 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 115,416 number | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 116,940 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 119,258 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 122,068 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 125,139 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 127,183 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 146,380 number | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 146,694 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 149,218 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 151,012 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 150,950 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 150,179 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 149,513 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 149,318 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 149,634 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 150,915 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 151,950 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 153,123 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 156,429 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 157,585 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 158,619 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 159,267 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 159,865 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 160,159 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 157,478 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 158,446 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 159,663 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 161,366 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 163,792 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,608 number | 71,241 number | 88,950 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,295 number | 90,386 number | 99,650 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,882 number | 100,521 number | 149,218 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 151,302 number | 149,318 number | 156,429 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,624 number | 157,478 number | 163,792 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 163,792 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 163,792 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,241 number in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.