School age population, primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School age population, primary education, female was 325,689 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
325,689
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
473,200
in 1972
All-time low
325,689
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Caribbean Small States recorded 325,689 for school age population, primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 473,200 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 325,689, in 2024.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 217th 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, primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 438,666 | — |
| 1971 | 470,498 | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 473,200 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 471,871 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 468,787 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 464,034 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 458,123 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 452,304 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 447,224 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 443,254 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 440,435 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 438,007 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 435,838 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 433,636 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 431,353 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 429,213 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 428,066 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 427,979 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 429,160 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 431,502 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 434,799 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 437,978 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 440,642 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 442,339 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 442,080 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 440,787 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 438,086 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 435,524 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 434,020 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 432,841 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 431,574 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 429,760 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 427,590 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 424,564 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 420,132 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 414,877 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 408,775 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 401,277 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 393,509 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 385,802 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 378,523 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 371,941 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 366,235 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 362,581 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 360,007 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 357,493 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 354,244 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 350,633 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 346,953 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 343,516 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 338,830 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 334,511 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 330,673 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 326,908 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 325,689 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 458,796 | 438,666 | 473,200 | 10 |
| 1980s | 432,519 | 427,979 | 440,435 | 10 |
| 1990s | 437,910 | 432,841 | 442,339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 413,786 | 385,802 | 431,574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,213 | 343,516 | 378,523 | 10 |
| 2020s | 331,322 | 325,689 | 338,830 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 214 Tuvalu 630 compare
- 215 Palau 616 compare
- 216 Anguilla 507 compare
- 217 Montserrat 176 compare
- 218 Saint Helena 146 compare
- 219 Tokelau 135 compare
- 220 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 130 compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 90,585 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.449 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 53,362 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.36 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, primary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 325,689 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 473,200 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,689 in 2024.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release