Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 723 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 723 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 973 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 649 number, in 2011.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 968 number | — |
| 1971 | 973 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 955 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 935 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 917 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 900 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 886 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 861 number | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 841 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 826 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 815 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 806 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 784 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 767 number | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 753 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 743 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 735 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 713 number | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 693 number | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 678 number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 669 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 667 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 669 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 674 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 682 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 692 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 704 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 713 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 721 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 729 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 737 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 743 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 737 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 726 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 713 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 701 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 695 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 693 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 688 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 679 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 665 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 649 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 654 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 663 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 674 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 680 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 677 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 687 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 699 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 712 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 723 number | +1.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 723 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 3% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 723 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 906.2 number | 826 number | 973 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 748.7 number | 678 number | 815 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 692 number | 667 number | 729 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 711.2 number | 679 number | 743 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 676 number | 649 number | 712 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 723 number | 723 number | 723 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 186 Grenada 896 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 827 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 780 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 709 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 689 number compare
- 192 Aruba 553 number compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 865 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 188 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 987 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,063 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,160 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,720 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda was 723 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 973 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 649 number in 2011.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.