School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 368,841 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 368,841 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 451,937 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 368,841 number, in 2019.
That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 43 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 394,191 number | — |
| 1971 | 401,421 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 414,555 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 425,591 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 434,942 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 443,664 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 451,727 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 451,937 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 449,350 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 445,417 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 441,260 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 437,730 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 436,215 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 434,491 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 433,281 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 433,145 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 433,620 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 426,439 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 418,506 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 410,982 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 404,558 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 400,537 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 400,053 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 404,665 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 412,769 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 422,786 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 432,496 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 433,711 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 425,275 number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 420,785 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 416,652 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 414,239 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 413,064 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 413,518 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 414,883 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 416,680 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 418,561 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 418,918 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 418,266 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 416,558 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 414,412 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 412,044 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 407,828 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 402,331 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 396,116 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 389,815 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 383,929 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 377,668 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 372,735 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 368,841 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 431,280 number | 394,191 number | 451,937 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 430,567 number | 410,982 number | 441,260 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 415,764 number | 400,053 number | 433,711 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 416,134 number | 413,064 number | 418,918 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 392,572 number | 368,841 number | 414,412 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.97 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 368,841 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 451,937 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,841 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.