Education in Pacific island small states

206 indicators covering education for Pacific island small states.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 90,315 number 2019 up 15.0% 45th
Primary education, pupils 357,181 2024 up 3.3% 45th
Secondary education, pupils 319,112 2024 up 32.2% 45th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 92.8% 2013 up 4.8% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 91.2% 2013 up 3.2% 24th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.98 years 2013 up 7.5% 12th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2013 up 1.5% 1st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.8 years 2013 up 5.8% 12th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 84.7% 2023 up 2.8% 19th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 83.0% 2023 down 1.8% 20th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 3,304 2013 down 52.5% 43rd
Number of infant deaths, female 510 2024 down 4.7% 42nd
Number of infant deaths, male 661 2024 down 4.3% 42nd
Number of under-five deaths, female 634 2024 down 6.6% 42nd
Number of under-five deaths, male 810 2024 down 6.5% 42nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.8985 years 2006 up 27.9% 35th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2006 up 15.8% 20th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.7903 years 2006 up 10.4% 35th
Teachers in primary education, female 10,372 number 2019 up 35.9% 45th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 44,015 number 2019 up 15.4% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 49.4% 2019 up 7.3% 10th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 28.0% 2013 down 7.3% 41st
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 2.0% 2013 down 56.1% 44th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 11.88 years 2007 up 2.4% 31st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 108.4% 2018 down 2.5% 10th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), f 9.8% 2024 up 1,200.2% 21st
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.0% 2025 up 3.9% 44th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.2% 2025 up 4.4% 47th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.5% 2025 up 4.4% 47th
Primary education, teachers 62.4% 2024 up 7.3% 30th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 4,879 number 2019 up 32.7% 45th
Repeaters, primary, total 4.5% 2018 down 2.3% 15th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.3% 2019 down 8.4% 27th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 743.63 number 1992 up 19.3% 45th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 139 2024 down 6.7% 46th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 127 2024 up 6.7% 46th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 211 2024 down 0.5% 47th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 261 2024 down 1.9% 47th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 107.7% 2018 down 2.6% 9th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 109.0% 2018 down 2.4% 10th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9998 GPI 2007 up 0.8% 25th
Repeaters, primary, female 3.8% 2018 down 2.6% 17th
Repeaters, primary, male 5.2% 2018 down 1.9% 15th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 91.1% 2019 up 0.8% 30th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 4,443 number 2019 up 33.7% 45th
School enrollment, primary 83.9% 2018 down 8.1% 33rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 4.5% 2019 down 10.5% 26th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.2% 2019 down 6.3% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 70.7% 2009 up 7.4% 32nd
Trained teachers in primary education 78.2% 2024 down 2.0% 24th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 265.21 number 1992 up 26.6% 45th
Enrolment in primary education, female 180,746 number 2019 up 17.4% 45th
Secondary education, teachers 51.8% 2016 up 4.3% 29th
School enrollment, primary, female 84.1% 2018 down 7.2% 32nd
School enrollment, primary, male 83.6% 2018 down 9.0% 33rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.03 GPI 2018 up 4.3% 20th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 67,029 number 2019 up 190.6% 45th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 34,582 number 2019 up 194.3% 45th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 32,447 number 2019 up 186.8% 45th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 70.9% 2009 up 7.5% 31st