School age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, tertiary education, female was 307,466 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 307,466 number.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 316,522 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 215,424 number, in 1970.
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 rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 215,424 number | — |
| 1971 | 216,154 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 221,299 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 226,174 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 231,771 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 238,889 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 247,596 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 259,626 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 270,881 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 280,453 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 288,247 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 294,502 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 302,025 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 308,015 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 312,159 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 314,205 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 314,793 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 310,230 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 306,444 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 303,501 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 301,640 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 300,724 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 301,175 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 300,823 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 299,672 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 297,826 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 296,011 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 293,814 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 293,853 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 295,486 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 299,355 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 304,519 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 308,700 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 310,672 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 310,869 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 309,181 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 307,465 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 307,240 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 306,767 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 306,882 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 308,537 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 311,676 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 314,609 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 316,142 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 316,522 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 315,921 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 314,955 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 312,907 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 310,014 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 307,466 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 240,827 number | 215,424 number | 280,453 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 305,412 number | 288,247 number | 314,793 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 298,102 number | 293,814 number | 301,640 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,165 number | 299,355 number | 310,869 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 312,875 number | 307,466 number | 316,522 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Uzbekistan 1.41 million number compare
- 40 Ghana 1.41 million number compare
- 41 Malaysia 1.37 million number compare
- 42 Angola 1.37 million number compare
- 43 Madagascar 1.35 million number compare
- 44 Peru 1.34 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.31 million number compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.4328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 307,466 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 316,522 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,424 number in 1970.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.