School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 255,581 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 255,581 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 396,576 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 255,581 number, in 2019.
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 293,222 number | — |
| 1971 | 295,913 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 309,030 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 324,212 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 340,366 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 356,204 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 371,036 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 379,409 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 385,277 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 388,987 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 390,052 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 388,969 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 391,767 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 393,131 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 393,700 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 394,651 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 396,576 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 392,806 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 389,665 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 386,822 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 383,110 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 378,500 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 373,083 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 367,400 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 363,379 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 363,483 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 367,959 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 371,518 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 267,253 number | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 270,619 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 271,056 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 269,131 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 266,633 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 265,199 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 264,771 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 274,541 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 276,070 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 276,629 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 277,925 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 279,597 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 280,624 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 280,367 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 278,581 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 277,068 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 275,292 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 272,514 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 268,777 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 264,020 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 259,586 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 255,581 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 344,366 number | 293,222 number | 388,987 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 391,814 number | 386,822 number | 396,576 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 350,630 number | 267,253 number | 383,110 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,155 number | 264,771 number | 279,597 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,241 number | 255,581 number | 280,624 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 1.71 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 1.66 million number compare
- 41 Colombia 1.66 million number compare
- 42 Malaysia 1.57 million number compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 1.51 million number compare
- 44 Somalia 1.48 million number compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 1.46 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 255,581 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 396,576 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,581 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.