School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 3.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean stood at 3.09 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 3.58 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.09 million, in 2024.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 176th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.58 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.54 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.49 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.46 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.43 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.41 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.39 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.41 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.39 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.37 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.33 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.29 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.23 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.19 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.15 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.11 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.09 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 million | 3.58 million | 3.58 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.51 million | 3.41 million | 3.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 3.26 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million | 3.09 million | 3.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 3.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 176th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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