School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.64 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.77 million
in 2011
All-time low
1.30 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean is 1.64 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.77 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 1970.
That places MDG: Caribbean 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.30 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.31 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.37 million | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.38 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.39 million | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.45 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.47 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.59 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.63 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.70 million | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.70 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.70 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.70 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.69 million | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.67 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.65 million | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.62 million | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.59 million | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.77 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.76 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.74 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.69 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.64 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.38 million | 1.30 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 million | 1.51 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 million | 1.55 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.55 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.68 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million | 1.64 million | 1.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 198 Dominica 2,170 compare
- 199 Andorra 2,145 compare
- 200 American Samoa 2,089 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 1,940 compare
- 202 Marshall Islands 1,864 compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,613 compare
- 204 Bermuda 1,558 compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 2.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Caribbean was 1.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1970.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release