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

Latest (2019)
163,792 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
163,792 number
in 2019
All-time low
71,241 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Pacific island small states, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Cameroon 1.66 million number compare
  2. 41 Colombia 1.66 million number compare
  3. 42 Malaysia 1.57 million number compare
  4. 43 Uzbekistan 1.51 million number compare
  5. 44 Somalia 1.48 million number compare
  6. 45 South Korea 1.46 million number compare
  7. 46 Niger 1.44 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.