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

Latest (2019)
61,812 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
81,274 number
in 1976
All-time low
39,094 number
in 1987
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019

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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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Caribbean Small States, 1970 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +36.7% 59,433 number 81,274 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 41 Togo 81,657 number compare
  2. 42 El Salvador 80,413 number compare
  3. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79,085 number compare
  4. 44 Italy 61,190 number compare
  5. 45 Spain 56,149 number compare
  6. 46 Paraguay 55,233 number compare
  7. 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54,411 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
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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/