School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 296,275 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 296,275 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 383,384 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 277,618 number, in 2013.
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 383,384 number | — |
| 1971 | 382,443 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 376,137 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 368,856 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 362,289 number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 361,577 number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 359,819 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 356,851 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 354,910 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 353,383 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 349,285 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 347,818 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 343,747 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 339,502 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 336,403 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 338,694 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 335,945 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 343,636 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 352,482 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 359,453 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 355,740 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 351,414 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 345,672 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 338,440 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 331,589 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 330,860 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 329,814 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 330,324 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 331,795 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 333,131 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 331,462 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 329,355 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 326,954 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 324,006 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 320,448 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 316,036 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 311,573 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 304,482 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 296,877 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 289,609 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 284,644 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 280,364 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 278,513 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 277,618 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 291,526 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 290,249 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 289,814 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 291,755 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 294,245 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 296,275 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 365,965 number | 353,383 number | 383,384 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 344,696 number | 335,945 number | 359,453 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 337,878 number | 329,814 number | 355,740 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 315,080 number | 289,609 number | 331,462 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,500 number | 277,618 number | 296,275 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 296,275 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 383,384 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,618 number in 2013.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.