School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 501,162 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 501,162, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 675,433 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 501,162, in 2024.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 190th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 638,958 | — |
| 2013 | 675,433 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 650,712 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 626,230 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 604,058 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 583,372 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 562,098 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 555,365 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 542,463 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 525,900 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 512,224 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 502,913 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 501,162 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 612,028 | 555,365 | 675,433 | 8 |
| 2020s | 516,932 | 501,162 | 542,463 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 187 Marshall Islands 3,291 compare
- 188 Liechtenstein 2,658 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,486 compare
- 190 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,242 compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,231 compare
- 192 Gibraltar 1,889 compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 1,650 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,687 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 806,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 501,162 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 675,433 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 501,162 in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 190th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release