School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School age population, early childhood educational development was 123,627 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States is 123,627, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 148,364 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 123,627, in 2024.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 171st of 187 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 educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 148,059 | — |
| 2013 | 148,364 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 144,341 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 140,853 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 137,888 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 134,838 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 131,727 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 128,691 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 126,461 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 125,455 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 124,785 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 123,783 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 123,627 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 139,345 | 128,691 | 148,364 | 8 |
| 2020s | 124,822 | 123,627 | 126,461 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 90,585 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.449 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 53,362 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.36 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Caribbean Small States was 123,627 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 148,364 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,627 in 2024.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 171st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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