School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.22 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Caribbean stood at 1.22 million. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.41 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 2024.
That places MDG: Caribbean 148th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.36 million | 1.31 million | 1.41 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 1.22 million | 1.29 million | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Caribbean was 1.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 148th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release