Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.24 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 1.24 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 1.95 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.85 million | — |
| 1997 | 1.85 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.78 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.42 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.24 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 million | 1.78 million | 1.85 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.86 million | 1.64 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.35 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 1.24 million | 1.32 million | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 786,431 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 391,687 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 230,858 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 76,908 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,275 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 373,547 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 1.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release