Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 58,937 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Caribbean Small States stood at 58,937 number.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 79,645 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 58,375 number, in 2017.
That places Caribbean Small States 44th out of 45 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.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,269 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,645 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 78,918 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 77,705 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 76,327 number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 75,218 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 74,850 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 74,161 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 73,764 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 73,560 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 73,312 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 72,788 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 72,127 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 71,163 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 70,138 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 69,301 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 69,068 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 69,624 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 70,929 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 72,499 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 73,708 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 73,798 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73,390 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 72,369 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 71,035 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 69,786 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 69,145 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 68,800 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 68,877 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 69,178 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 69,437 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 69,327 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69,049 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 68,633 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 68,098 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 67,485 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 66,852 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 65,829 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64,571 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 63,203 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 61,825 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 60,586 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 59,832 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 59,313 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 58,963 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58,697 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 58,409 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58,375 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 58,598 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 58,937 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,342 number | 73,560 number | 79,645 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,095 number | 69,068 number | 73,312 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,009 number | 68,800 number | 73,798 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,248 number | 63,203 number | 69,437 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,354 number | 58,375 number | 61,825 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Morocco 353,304 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare
- 43 Mali 314,931 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 304,782 number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 280,718 number compare
- 47 Malawi 279,298 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, male in Caribbean Small States?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Caribbean Small States was 58,937 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 79,645 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,375 number in 2017.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.