School age population, secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, secondary education, female was 307,008 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 307,008 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 414,781 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 307,008 number, in 2019.
That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 344,738 number | — |
| 1971 | 349,263 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 361,698 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 374,115 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 386,098 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 397,449 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 407,886 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 412,610 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 414,696 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 414,781 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 413,094 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 410,275 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 410,247 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 409,565 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 408,876 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 408,941 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 409,787 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 404,460 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 399,492 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 395,055 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 390,745 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 387,045 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 384,306 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 383,779 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 385,665 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 390,431 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 397,156 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 399,977 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 344,225 number | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 343,959 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 342,302 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 340,181 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 336,848 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 334,846 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 334,056 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 338,980 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 340,508 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 341,777 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 342,540 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 342,656 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 341,969 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 340,402 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 337,165 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 333,544 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 329,542 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 325,149 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 320,595 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 315,332 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 310,828 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 307,008 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 386,333 number | 344,738 number | 414,781 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 406,979 number | 395,055 number | 413,094 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 380,729 number | 343,959 number | 399,977 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 339,469 number | 334,056 number | 342,656 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,153 number | 307,008 number | 341,969 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Uzbekistan 2.07 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 2.06 million number compare
- 41 Yemen 1.95 million number compare
- 42 Mozambique 1.89 million number compare
- 43 Niger 1.82 million number compare
- 44 Morocco 1.76 million number compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 1.65 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, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 307,008 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 414,781 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 307,008 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.