Education

In the Pacific region, education data informs decision-making for a broad audience. This audience ranges from parents selecting schools for their children to attend, to central government resource allocations, and development partner investment prioritisation.

Education statistics are compiled from a range of sources including:

Education Management Information Systems (EMIS)
Population and Housing Censuses
Household Income and expenditure Surveys

Education statistics include:

School attendance
Highest level of attainment
Literacy levels
Equity and access
Participation
Financing and resourcing
Demographic statistics, specifically tailored for use in the education sector
Contextual statistics, such as those reporting on labour markets for assisting with the interpretation and understanding of education statistics

Education Statistics are regularly disseminated through Education Digests or Ministries of Education Annual Reports.

For additional information relating to education please go to our Educational Quality and Assessment Programme.

For a wide range of education data go to the Pacific Data Hub.

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Key Map

Percentage of trained teachers in primary education

To learn more about education in the Pacific, have a look at the education dashboard.

News

News & Publications

Fewer people, higher incomes: Marshall Islands shares in-depth census results with partner support

January 27, 2025

The Marshall Islands’ first fully digital census shows a declining population but increasing incomes over the past decade, while highlighting differences in wealth, food insecurity, readiness for climate change and the impact of natural disasters.

SPC and Pacific partners to develop disability statistics in three-year project

December 2, 2024

Improving the inclusion of people with disabilities in official data and decision-making is at the heart of a partnership of Pacific organisations, with a multi-year project funded by Australia launched this International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Pacific leaders at UN World Data Forum talk on data modernisation and climate change

November 20, 2024

Pacific statistics and data professionals led panel discussions on data modernisation and a climate-change case study last week, sharing insights and innovations from their region at the United Nations’ World Data Forum in Colombia.

CRGA 54: Dashboard on 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent endorsed

November 14, 2024

A dashboard that tracks transformation and progress towards the Pacific region’s 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent has been recognised by government representatives at the Pacific Community (SPC)’s chief governance meeting.

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Topic Dataflows

PDH.stat datasets

.statThematic (SDG goal 4) indicators on Education
Selection of thematic education indicators from UIS (UNESCO) for Pacific Island Countries.
.statNEET - Youth not in education, employment or training (15-24 years)
Number and proportion of persons aged 15-24 who are "Not in Education, Employment, or Training". It refers to youths who are unemployed, not currently attending school or not undertaking any training.
- Number of young persons not in education, employment or training
- Proportion of young persons not in education, employment or training

Key Reports

pdfTuvalu 2022 census on population and housing: analytical report
PDF | 10.18 MB

pdfKiribati disability monograph: from the 2020 Population and Housing Census
PDF | 4.95 MB

pdfRepublic of the Marshall islands 2021 census on population and housing: analytical report
PDF | 24.94 MB

pdfNiue household and population census 2017
PDF | 2.41 MB