School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 624,422 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States stood at 624,422 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 834,627 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 624,422 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, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 687,413 number | — |
| 1971 | 697,334 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 723,585 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 749,803 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 775,308 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 799,868 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 822,763 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 831,346 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 834,627 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 834,404 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 831,312 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 826,699 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 827,982 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 827,622 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 826,981 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 827,796 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 830,196 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 819,245 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 808,171 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 797,804 number | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 787,668 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 779,037 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 773,136 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 772,065 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 776,148 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 786,269 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 800,455 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 805,229 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 692,528 number | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 691,404 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 687,708 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 683,370 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 679,697 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 678,717 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 679,654 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 691,221 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 694,631 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 695,547 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 696,191 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 696,155 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 695,036 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 692,411 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 686,409 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 679,399 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 671,408 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 662,329 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 652,706 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 641,688 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 632,321 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 624,422 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 775,645 number | 687,413 number | 834,627 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 822,381 number | 797,804 number | 831,312 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 766,394 number | 691,404 number | 805,229 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 688,289 number | 678,717 number | 696,191 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 663,813 number | 624,422 number | 695,036 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 4.15 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 4.14 million number compare
- 41 Yemen 3.97 million number compare
- 42 Mozambique 3.76 million number compare
- 43 Niger 3.70 million number compare
- 44 Morocco 3.62 million number compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 3.36 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, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 624,422 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 834,627 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 624,422 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.