Enrolment in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Enrolment in primary education, female was 336,541 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 336,541 number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 523,446 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 336,541 number, in 2019.
That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 476,788 number | — |
| 1971 | 513,544 number | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 523,446 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 512,708 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 511,985 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 490,483 number | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 485,498 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 487,465 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 481,886 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 475,992 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 463,641 number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 457,316 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 458,372 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 457,397 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 450,213 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 445,228 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 437,068 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 436,508 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 438,175 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 447,576 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 446,324 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 443,998 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 447,009 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 447,192 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 450,943 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 445,929 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 440,307 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 435,439 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 429,752 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 423,389 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 423,357 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 417,214 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 410,013 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 408,425 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 410,600 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 405,037 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 404,269 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 392,118 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 395,120 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 389,319 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 378,212 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 376,327 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 372,069 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 364,147 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 358,103 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 360,530 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 351,460 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 345,551 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 343,270 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 336,541 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 495,980 number | 475,992 number | 523,446 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 449,149 number | 436,508 number | 463,641 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 441,028 number | 423,389 number | 450,943 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,547 number | 389,319 number | 423,357 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,621 number | 336,541 number | 378,212 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 336,541 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 523,446 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,541 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.