School age population, lower secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 181,370 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 181,370 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 224,060 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 181,370 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, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 196,279 number | — |
| 1971 | 200,002 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 206,237 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 211,421 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 215,762 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 219,800 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 223,535 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 224,060 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 222,975 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 220,912 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 218,476 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 216,215 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 215,279 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 214,382 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 213,737 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 213,534 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 213,574 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 210,165 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 206,603 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 203,313 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 200,527 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 198,824 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 198,642 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 200,887 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 204,800 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 209,616 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 214,273 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 215,137 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 211,191 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 209,085 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 207,031 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 205,746 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 204,133 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 203,504 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 203,699 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 204,508 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 205,607 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 206,149 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 205,905 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 204,945 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 203,685 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 202,316 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 200,111 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 197,405 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 194,432 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 191,468 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 188,722 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 185,716 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 183,303 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 181,370 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 214,098 number | 196,279 number | 224,060 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 212,528 number | 203,313 number | 218,476 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 206,298 number | 198,642 number | 215,137 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 205,123 number | 203,504 number | 207,031 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,853 number | 181,370 number | 203,685 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, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 181,370 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 224,060 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,370 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.