Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Population of compulsory school age, female was 609,689 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 609,689 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 954,043 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 609,689, 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, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 910,149 | — |
| 1997 | 910,149 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 875,099 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 872,119 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 869,812 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 954,043 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 949,017 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 940,937 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 932,140 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 935,092 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 924,165 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 917,744 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 903,588 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 805,456 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 789,040 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 780,120 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 762,625 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 747,446 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 742,743 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 729,008 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 714,097 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 697,371 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 677,544 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 663,048 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 646,853 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 634,039 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 621,094 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 610,793 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 609,689 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 891,879 | 872,119 | 910,149 | 4 |
| 2000s | 913,199 | 805,456 | 954,043 | 10 |
| 2010s | 730,304 | 663,048 | 789,040 | 10 |
| 2020s | 624,494 | 609,689 | 646,853 | 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, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 609,689 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 954,043 in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 609,689 in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release