School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 174,111 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
174,111
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
224,852
in 1977
All-time low
174,111
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States stood at 174,111. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 224,852 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 174,111, in 2024.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 200,678 | — |
| 1971 | 202,676 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 209,027 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 214,374 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 218,852 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 222,077 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 224,086 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 224,852 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 224,060 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 221,834 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 218,867 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 215,568 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 212,190 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 209,498 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 208,537 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 208,418 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 209,229 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 208,207 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 206,558 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 204,209 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 202,884 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 201,873 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 201,947 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 203,654 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 206,338 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 209,899 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 213,780 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 216,613 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 215,009 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 214,549 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 213,061 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 211,364 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 209,978 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 209,532 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 210,241 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 211,633 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 212,047 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 211,166 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 209,201 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 207,041 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 204,288 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 200,991 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 197,523 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 194,154 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 191,013 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 187,879 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 185,459 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 183,285 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 181,613 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 180,818 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 179,588 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 178,835 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 177,201 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 174,746 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 174,111 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 216,252 | 200,678 | 224,852 | 10 |
| 1980s | 210,128 | 204,209 | 218,867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 208,655 | 201,873 | 216,613 | 10 |
| 2000s | 210,526 | 207,041 | 213,061 | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,702 | 180,818 | 204,288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,896 | 174,111 | 179,588 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 215 Palau 227 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 143 compare
- 217 Tokelau 105 compare
- 218 Montserrat 78 compare
- 219 Saint Helena 77 compare
- 220 Niue 73 compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 90,585 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.36 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 53,362 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.449 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 174,111 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 224,852 in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,111 in 2024.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release