School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School age population, secondary education, female was 295,536 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
295,536
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
417,020
in 1979
All-time low
295,536
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Caribbean Small States recorded 295,536 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 417,020 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 295,536, in 2024.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 356,254 | — |
| 1971 | 359,806 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 371,378 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 381,547 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 392,097 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 401,496 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 409,256 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 414,768 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 416,744 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 417,020 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 415,087 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 412,263 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 408,481 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 404,475 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 401,566 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 399,642 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 399,034 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 397,251 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 395,066 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 392,650 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 390,144 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 387,800 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 386,793 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 387,537 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 390,102 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 394,202 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 399,548 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 404,955 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 349,533 | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 351,425 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 351,369 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 349,853 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 347,652 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 345,872 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 345,638 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 351,338 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 351,931 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 352,341 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 351,413 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 349,000 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 345,054 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 340,273 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 335,045 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 329,900 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 324,836 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 319,636 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 315,020 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 310,539 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 307,250 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 305,964 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 302,942 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 301,205 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 298,970 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 296,030 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 295,536 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 392,037 | 356,254 | 417,020 | 10 |
| 1980s | 402,552 | 392,650 | 415,087 | 10 |
| 1990s | 384,204 | 349,533 | 404,955 | 10 |
| 2000s | 349,641 | 345,638 | 352,341 | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,352 | 305,964 | 345,054 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298,937 | 295,536 | 302,942 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 215 Anguilla 549 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 255 compare
- 217 Tokelau 150 compare
- 218 Saint Helena 149 compare
- 219 Montserrat 144 compare
- 220 Niue 124 compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 90,585 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.36 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 53,362 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.449 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 295,536 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 417,020 in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,536 in 2024.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release