School age population, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 717,955 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States stood at 717,955 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 954,193 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 717,955 number, in 2019.
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, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 879,569 number | — |
| 1971 | 947,571 number | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 953,753 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 954,193 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 949,607 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 941,583 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 933,159 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 919,093 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 908,761 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 901,810 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 897,179 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 893,426 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 889,408 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 883,072 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 874,295 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 863,554 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 853,076 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 843,823 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 843,698 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 851,492 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 864,750 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 878,662 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 888,226 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 892,408 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 890,658 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 883,262 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 872,609 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 860,655 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 853,219 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 849,655 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 848,942 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 849,342 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 846,763 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 843,875 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 840,374 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 835,900 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 830,350 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 821,659 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 811,487 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 799,758 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 786,422 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 771,951 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 759,322 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 748,716 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 740,026 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 733,090 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 727,416 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 722,040 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 718,928 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 717,955 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 928,910 number | 879,569 number | 954,193 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 869,302 number | 843,698 number | 897,179 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 873,410 number | 849,655 number | 892,408 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 832,845 number | 799,758 number | 849,342 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 742,587 number | 717,955 number | 786,422 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Colombia 3.72 million number compare
- 40 Zambia 3.56 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 3.52 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 3.50 million number compare
- 43 Mali 3.47 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 3.42 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.27 million number compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 717,955 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 954,193 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 717,955 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.