School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 301,244 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
301,244
Change on year
down 78.3%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.48 million
in 2010
All-time low
128,084
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean is 301,244, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 78.3% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.48 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 128,084, in 1997.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 128,084 | — |
| 1998 | 1.21 million | +845.3% |
| 1999 | 595,408 | -50.8% |
| 2000 | 599,031 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | +112.0% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.39 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 301,244 | -78.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 644,751 | 128,084 | 1.21 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 599,031 | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 1.06 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 301,244 | 1.41 million | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in MDG: Caribbean was 301,244 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,084 in 1997.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release