School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 79,287 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
79,287 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
79,287 number
in 2019
All-time low
34,397 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pacific island small states recorded 79,287 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 79,287 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34,397 number, in 1970.

That places Pacific island small states 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Pacific island small states, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 34,397 number
1971 35,412 number +3.0%
1972 36,472 number +3.0%
1973 37,659 number +3.3%
1974 38,892 number +3.3%
1975 40,109 number +3.1%
1976 41,025 number +2.3%
1977 41,759 number +1.8%
1978 42,550 number +1.9%
1979 43,311 number +1.8%
1980 43,935 number +1.4%
1981 44,159 number +0.5%
1982 44,405 number +0.6%
1983 44,690 number +0.6%
1984 46,210 number +3.4%
1985 46,869 number +1.4%
1986 47,114 number +0.5%
1987 47,391 number +0.6%
1988 47,698 number +0.6%
1989 48,030 number +0.7%
1990 48,421 number +0.8%
1991 55,653 number +14.9%
1992 56,331 number +1.2%
1993 57,404 number +1.9%
1994 58,734 number +2.3%
1995 60,261 number +2.6%
1996 61,339 number +1.8%
1997 70,684 number +15.2%
1998 70,865 number +0.3%
1999 72,080 number +1.7%
2000 72,928 number +1.2%
2001 72,940 number +0.0%
2002 72,558 number -0.5%
2003 72,185 number -0.5%
2004 72,041 number -0.2%
2005 72,171 number +0.2%
2006 72,987 number +1.1%
2007 73,660 number +0.9%
2008 74,352 number +0.9%
2009 76,027 number +2.3%
2010 76,567 number +0.7%
2011 76,995 number +0.6%
2012 77,241 number +0.3%
2013 77,430 number +0.2%
2014 77,505 number +0.1%
2015 76,210 number -1.7%
2016 76,698 number +0.6%
2017 77,311 number +0.8%
2018 78,139 number +1.1%
2019 79,287 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,159 number 34,397 number 43,311 number 10
1980s 46,050 number 43,935 number 48,030 number 10
1990s 61,177 number 48,421 number 72,080 number 10
2000s 73,185 number 72,041 number 76,027 number 10
2010s 77,338 number 76,210 number 79,287 number 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 40 Cameroon 826,270 number compare
  2. 41 Colombia 812,008 number compare
  3. 42 Malaysia 761,796 number compare
  4. 43 Somalia 737,779 number compare
  5. 44 Uzbekistan 736,548 number compare
  6. 45 Mozambique 725,858 number compare
  7. 46 Niger 709,436 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states was 79,287 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 79,287 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 34,397 number in 1970.
How does Pacific island small states rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.