School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 310,655 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
310,655
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
523,800
in 1970
All-time low
310,655
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 310,655, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 523,800 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 310,655, 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 523,800 | — |
| 1971 | 519,565 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 513,370 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 505,704 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 501,042 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 501,381 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 502,648 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 503,687 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 502,532 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 501,307 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 499,121 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 498,813 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 497,530 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 498,956 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 500,763 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 499,841 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 494,486 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 493,986 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 493,268 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 491,496 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 486,342 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 483,023 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 481,027 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 480,239 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 480,870 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 482,118 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 483,793 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 484,791 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 480,187 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 474,156 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 467,969 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 460,575 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 453,057 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 445,208 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 435,641 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 425,923 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 416,406 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 407,172 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 398,606 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 391,696 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 386,316 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 381,533 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 376,123 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 412,367 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 401,212 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 387,748 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 374,789 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 363,337 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 351,507 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 346,376 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 338,581 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 328,442 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 318,991 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 312,338 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 310,655 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 507,504 | 501,042 | 523,800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 496,826 | 491,496 | 500,763 | 10 |
| 1990s | 481,655 | 474,156 | 486,342 | 10 |
| 2000s | 430,225 | 391,696 | 467,969 | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,131 | 346,376 | 412,367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 321,801 | 310,655 | 338,581 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 214 Bermuda 569 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 372 compare
- 216 Anguilla 281 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 147 compare
- 218 Montserrat 106 compare
- 219 Tokelau 90 compare
- 220 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 43 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 310,655 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 523,800 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 310,655 in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release