School age population, early childhood education, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.52 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in MDG: Caribbean is 1.52 million, measured in 2024. 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 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.76 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 2024.
That places MDG: Caribbean 176th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.76 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.73 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.52 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.76 million | 1.76 million | 1.76 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million | 1.68 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 1.60 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million | 1.52 million | 1.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in MDG: Caribbean was 1.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 176th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release