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
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.