School age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, primary education, female was 352,568 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States is 352,568 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 471,903 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 352,568 number, in 2019.
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 435,726 number | — |
| 1971 | 469,241 number | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 471,833 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 471,903 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 469,698 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 465,839 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 461,641 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 454,556 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 448,962 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 444,851 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 441,992 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 439,857 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 437,736 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 434,381 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 429,851 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 424,511 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 419,500 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 415,664 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 416,256 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 420,630 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 427,523 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 434,543 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 439,255 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 441,286 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 440,373 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 436,653 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 431,290 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 425,511 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 421,667 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 419,512 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 418,709 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 418,536 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 416,408 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 414,602 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 412,803 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 410,602 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 407,759 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 403,380 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 398,348 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 392,634 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 386,260 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 379,471 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 373,472 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 368,380 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 364,158 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 360,723 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 357,828 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 355,036 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 353,309 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 352,568 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 459,425 number | 435,726 number | 471,903 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 428,038 number | 415,664 number | 441,992 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,761 number | 419,512 number | 441,286 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 409,378 number | 392,634 number | 418,709 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 365,120 number | 352,568 number | 386,260 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Colombia 1.82 million number compare
- 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.71 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare
- 45 Malawi 1.61 million number compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.4328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 352,568 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 471,903 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 352,568 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, 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.