School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 624,680 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
624,680 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
642,599 number
in 2014
All-time low
420,192 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 624,680 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 642,599 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 420,192 number, in 1970.
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 420,192 number | — |
| 1971 | 422,901 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 434,209 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 444,534 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 456,007 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 470,465 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 488,469 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 514,285 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 538,264 number | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 558,295 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 574,198 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 586,514 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 602,737 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 615,477 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 624,154 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 628,200 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 628,906 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 619,857 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 612,628 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 607,030 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 603,467 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 601,552 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 602,354 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 601,609 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 599,401 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 595,930 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 592,644 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 588,204 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 588,707 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 591,615 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 598,701 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 608,003 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 616,597 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 621,260 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 623,201 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 622,513 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 623,048 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 623,681 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 623,184 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 623,360 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 626,215 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 631,986 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 638,094 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 641,447 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 642,599 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 641,951 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 639,992 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 635,787 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 629,897 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 624,680 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 474,762 number | 420,192 number | 558,295 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 609,970 number | 574,198 number | 628,906 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 596,548 number | 588,204 number | 603,467 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,355 number | 598,701 number | 623,681 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 635,265 number | 624,680 number | 642,599 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Yemen 2.88 million number compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 2.88 million number compare
- 41 Malaysia 2.83 million number compare
- 42 Angola 2.71 million number compare
- 43 Madagascar 2.69 million number compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.66 million number compare
- 45 Ukraine 2.60 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 624,680 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 642,599 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,192 number in 1970.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.