Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 11,670 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11,670 number
Change on year
down 5.3%
Rank
42nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
16,127 number
in 2002
All-time low
9,051 number
in 2013
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States, 2002–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k2002201020192002: 16.1k number2003: 14.6k number2004: 12.7k number2005: 11.7k number2006: 12.0k number2007: 12.7k number2008: 12.1k number2009: 11.3k number2010: 11.1k number2011: 10.9k number2012: 9.5k number2013: 9.1k number2014: 9.6k number2015: 10.0k number2016: 10.7k number2017: 9.9k number2018: 12.3k number2019: 11.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States is 11,670 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States peaked at 16,127 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9,051 number, in 2013.

That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Caribbean Small States, 2002 to 2019.
Year number Change
2002 16,127 number
2003 14,566 number -9.7%
2004 12,668 number -13.0%
2005 11,673 number -7.9%
2006 12,045 number +3.2%
2007 12,699 number +5.4%
2008 12,071 number -4.9%
2009 11,269 number -6.6%
2010 11,102 number -1.5%
2011 10,869 number -2.1%
2012 9,484 number -12.7%
2013 9,051 number -4.6%
2014 9,565 number +5.7%
2015 10,012 number +4.7%
2016 10,703 number +6.9%
2017 9,931 number -7.2%
2018 12,326 number +24.1%
2019 11,670 number -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,890 number 11,269 number 16,127 number 8
2010s 10,471 number 9,051 number 12,326 number 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 39 Kazakhstan 37,045 number compare
  2. 40 Romania 36,490 number compare
  3. 41 Italy 36,214 number compare
  4. 42 Spain 24,345 number compare
  5. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23,422 number compare
  6. 44 Chile 20,533 number compare
  7. 45 Mexico 20,429 number compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Caribbean Small States

All data for Caribbean Small States →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States was 11,670 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 16,127 number in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 9,051 number in 2013.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-one-year-younger-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/caribbean-small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-one-year-younger-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/caribbean-small-states/">Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/