Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 56,568 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States is 56,568 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 77,830 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 56,301 number, in 2017.
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77,517 number | — |
| 1971 | 77,830 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 77,063 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 75,909 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 74,636 number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 73,583 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 73,153 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 72,326 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 71,749 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 71,364 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 71,021 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 70,545 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 69,824 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 68,828 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 67,798 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 67,008 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 66,844 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 67,536 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 68,925 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 70,532 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 71,764 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 71,881 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 71,513 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 70,542 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 69,249 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 68,017 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 67,331 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 66,917 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 66,837 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 66,939 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 67,028 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 66,848 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 66,468 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 66,019 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 65,512 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 64,928 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 64,282 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 63,322 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 62,193 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 60,987 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 59,798 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 58,734 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 58,031 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 57,507 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 57,115 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 56,786 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56,431 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 56,301 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 56,384 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 56,568 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,513 number | 71,364 number | 77,830 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,886 number | 66,844 number | 71,021 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,099 number | 66,837 number | 71,881 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,759 number | 60,987 number | 67,028 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,366 number | 56,301 number | 59,798 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Morocco 335,484 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
- 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 295,002 number compare
- 46 Malawi 273,884 number compare
- 47 Nepal 271,900 number compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 56,568 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 77,830 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,301 number in 2017.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 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.