School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 56,661 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 56,661 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 74,001 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 56,661 number, in 2019.
That places Caribbean Small States 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68,806 number | — |
| 1971 | 69,825 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 71,100 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 72,244 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 73,315 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 74,001 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 73,965 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 72,811 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 71,772 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 70,826 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 70,063 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 69,620 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 69,454 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 69,237 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 69,078 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 68,701 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 67,740 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 66,042 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 64,907 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 64,109 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 63,979 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 64,998 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 66,413 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 67,714 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 69,089 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 70,067 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 69,965 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 68,692 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 67,777 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 67,074 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 66,652 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 66,689 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 66,512 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 66,432 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66,515 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 66,645 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66,573 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 66,070 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 65,543 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 65,023 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 64,374 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 63,452 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 62,257 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 61,171 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 60,155 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 59,239 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 58,512 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 57,800 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 57,201 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 56,661 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,866 number | 68,806 number | 74,001 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,895 number | 64,109 number | 70,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,577 number | 63,979 number | 70,067 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,265 number | 65,023 number | 66,689 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,082 number | 56,661 number | 64,374 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Morocco 302,333 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 294,610 number compare
- 43 Nepal 283,264 number compare
- 44 Peru 278,014 number compare
- 45 Italy 276,595 number compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 268,589 number compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 263,595 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, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 56,661 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 74,001 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,661 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.