School age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: School age population, primary education, female was 4,857 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,857 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
188th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6,820 number
in 1971
All-time low
4,545 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 4,857 number.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 6,820 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4,545 number, in 1991.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,727 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,820 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 6,653 number | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 6,500 number | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 6,365 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 6,251 number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 6,161 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 5,968 number | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 5,825 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 5,715 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 5,631 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 5,563 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 5,406 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 5,280 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 5,179 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 5,097 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 5,033 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 4,887 number | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 4,757 number | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 4,650 number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4,577 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 4,545 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4,572 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,628 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4,702 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4,788 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4,877 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4,948 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5,028 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5,107 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5,177 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5,234 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5,233 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,208 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,163 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5,106 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5,042 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5,029 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,027 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,017 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,965 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,863 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,784 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,746 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4,739 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,741 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,740 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,741 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,762 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,801 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,857 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,298 number | 5,715 number | 6,820 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,148 number | 4,650 number | 5,631 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,777 number | 4,545 number | 5,107 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,124 number | 5,017 number | 5,234 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,788 number | 4,739 number | 4,965 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,857 number | 4,857 number | 4,857 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 185 Curacao 6,097 number compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,768 number compare
- 187 United States Virgin Islands 5,442 number compare
- 189 Seychelles 4,588 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 4,396 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 4,203 number compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda?
- School age population, primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda was 4,857 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 6,820 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,545 number in 1991.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.