School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 65,575 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
65,575
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
116,871
in 1970
All-time low
65,575
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 65,575. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 116,871 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 65,575, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 217th 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, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116,871 | — |
| 1971 | 115,636 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 114,517 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 113,722 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 112,135 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 111,312 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 111,749 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 111,845 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 111,546 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 111,868 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 111,023 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 110,614 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 110,532 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 109,626 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 110,905 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 110,674 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 110,041 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 110,230 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 109,227 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 109,890 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 108,637 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 107,937 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 107,370 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 107,350 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 107,269 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 107,119 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 107,101 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 107,836 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 107,078 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 105,873 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 104,833 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 103,361 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 102,064 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 100,484 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 98,917 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 96,700 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 94,396 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 92,033 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 89,739 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 88,091 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 86,736 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 85,871 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 84,836 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83,883 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82,434 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 80,409 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 78,056 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 75,880 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 73,820 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 72,432 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 71,235 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 69,592 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 67,635 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 66,004 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 65,575 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113,120 | 111,312 | 116,871 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,276 | 109,227 | 111,023 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,357 | 105,873 | 108,637 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,062 | 88,091 | 104,833 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,436 | 72,432 | 86,736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,008 | 65,575 | 71,235 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 214 Cook Islands 97 compare
- 214 Palau 97 compare
- 216 Anguilla 69 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
- 220 Tokelau 22 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 391,687 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 230,858 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 412,001 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190,272 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 65,575 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 116,871 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,575 in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release