School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 114,905 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States is 114,905, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 187,679 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 114,905, in 2024.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 218th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 187,679 | — |
| 1971 | 185,576 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 183,404 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 180,755 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 178,160 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 176,973 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 176,998 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 177,371 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 176,403 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 175,012 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 173,153 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 172,525 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 171,812 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 171,645 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 172,171 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 173,415 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 172,645 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 174,737 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 176,010 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 176,039 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 174,586 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 172,194 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 170,135 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 169,038 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 168,924 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 169,609 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 171,251 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 171,711 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 170,439 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 168,108 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 165,445 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 162,620 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 159,929 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 157,167 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 153,633 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 149,806 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 146,682 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 144,598 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 142,633 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 140,868 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 139,212 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 137,730 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 136,404 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 134,976 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 132,332 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 129,397 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 127,342 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 125,531 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 124,049 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 122,970 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 121,021 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 119,177 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 117,346 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 115,713 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 114,905 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 179,833 | 175,012 | 187,679 | 10 |
| 1980s | 173,415 | 171,645 | 176,039 | 10 |
| 1990s | 170,600 | 168,108 | 174,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,338 | 140,868 | 165,445 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,994 | 122,970 | 139,212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,632 | 114,905 | 121,021 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 215 Cook Islands 181 compare
- 216 Anguilla 136 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 71 compare
- 218 Montserrat 56 compare
- 219 Tokelau 45 compare
- 220 Saint Helena 18 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands 15 compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 90,585 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.36 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 53,362 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.449 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 114,905 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 187,679 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,905 in 2024.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release