Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 61,812 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States stood at 61,812 number.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States peaked at 81,274 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 39,094 number, in 1987.
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,016 number | — |
| 1971 | 53,255 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 49,348 number | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 50,792 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 47,060 number | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 59,433 number | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 81,274 number | +36.7% |
| 1977 | 61,012 number | -24.9% |
| 1978 | 57,564 number | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 57,582 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 63,565 number | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 64,474 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 51,734 number | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 55,532 number | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 56,755 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 54,084 number | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 57,623 number | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 39,094 number | -32.2% |
| 1988 | 42,777 number | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 42,315 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 50,427 number | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 56,933 number | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 57,485 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 58,745 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 60,548 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 60,107 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 60,928 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 61,536 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 57,819 number | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 53,663 number | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 52,392 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 55,433 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 63,726 number | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 63,126 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 49,842 number | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 52,266 number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 53,851 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 56,083 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 54,916 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 58,431 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 57,859 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 55,912 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 57,012 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 63,485 number | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 61,597 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 61,716 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59,861 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 61,742 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 61,179 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 61,812 number | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +36.7% | 59,433 number | 81,274 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,934 number | 47,060 number | 81,274 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,795 number | 39,094 number | 64,474 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,819 number | 50,427 number | 61,536 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,007 number | 49,842 number | 63,726 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,218 number | 55,912 number | 63,485 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Togo 81,657 number compare
- 42 El Salvador 80,413 number compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79,085 number compare
- 44 Italy 61,190 number compare
- 45 Spain 56,149 number compare
- 46 Paraguay 55,233 number compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54,411 number compare
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.01 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,245 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 56,742 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 115,987 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.9 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.43 GPIA (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male 5,246 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States was 61,812 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 81,274 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,094 number in 1987.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/