School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 17,935 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe stood at 17,935. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe peaked at 30,523 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 17,935, in 2025.
That places Guadeloupe 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 30,523 | — |
| 1990 | 28,793 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 27,004 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 25,817 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 25,386 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 25,680 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 26,257 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 26,753 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 27,263 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23,592 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 24,438 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 23,620 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 22,811 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 21,712 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 20,020 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 18,652 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 18,468 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 17,935 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30,523 | 30,523 | 30,523 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26,619 | 25,386 | 28,793 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23,883 | 23,592 | 24,438 | 3 |
| 2020s | 19,933 | 17,935 | 22,811 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 172 French Guiana 24,810 compare
- 173 Luxembourg 21,392 compare
- 174 Macao 18,300 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 16,876 compare
- 177 New Caledonia 16,822 compare
- 178 French Polynesia 16,773 compare
More education data for Guadeloupe
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.67 % change on previous year (1995)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,232 (1993)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 688 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,618 (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guadeloupe was 17,935 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 30,523 in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,935 in 2025.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Guadeloupe ranks 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release