School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 115,177 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 115,177 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 149,542 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 115,177 number, in 2019.
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 138,532 number | — |
| 1971 | 140,604 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 143,389 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 145,871 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 148,149 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 149,542 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 149,437 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 146,984 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 144,951 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 143,289 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 142,066 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 141,393 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 140,981 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 140,569 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 140,382 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 139,753 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 137,829 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 134,068 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 131,482 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 129,596 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 129,119 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 131,066 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 133,964 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 136,637 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 139,472 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 141,518 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 141,354 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 138,603 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 136,696 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 135,319 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 134,564 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 134,760 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 134,934 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 135,062 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 135,281 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 135,467 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 135,330 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 134,409 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 133,408 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 132,448 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 131,215 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 129,316 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 126,785 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 124,494 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 122,336 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 120,389 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 118,885 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 117,472 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 116,272 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 115,177 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 145,075 number | 138,532 number | 149,542 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,812 number | 129,596 number | 142,066 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 136,375 number | 129,119 number | 141,518 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,566 number | 132,448 number | 135,467 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,234 number | 115,177 number | 131,215 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Morocco 621,902 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 605,204 number compare
- 43 Italy 569,500 number compare
- 44 Nepal 566,212 number compare
- 45 Peru 547,932 number compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 546,968 number compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 536,652 number compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 115,177 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 149,542 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,177 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.