School age population, upper secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 125,638 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female 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, female in Caribbean Small States is 125,638 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 196,213 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 125,638 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, upper secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 148,459 number | — |
| 1971 | 149,261 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 155,461 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 162,694 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 170,336 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 177,649 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 184,351 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 188,550 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 191,721 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 193,869 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 194,618 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 194,060 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 194,968 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 195,183 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 195,139 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 195,407 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 196,213 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 194,295 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 192,889 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 191,742 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 190,218 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 188,221 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 185,664 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 182,892 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 180,865 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 180,815 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 182,883 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 184,840 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 133,034 number | -28.0% |
| 1999 | 134,874 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 135,271 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 134,435 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 132,715 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 131,342 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 130,357 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 134,472 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 134,901 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 135,628 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 136,635 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 137,711 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 138,284 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 138,086 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 137,054 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 136,139 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 135,110 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 133,681 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 131,873 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 129,616 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 127,525 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 125,638 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 172,235 number | 148,459 number | 193,869 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 194,451 number | 191,742 number | 196,213 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,431 number | 133,034 number | 190,218 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,347 number | 130,357 number | 137,711 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,301 number | 125,638 number | 138,284 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
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, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 125,638 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 196,213 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,638 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.