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 5,461 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5,461 number
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
42nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
7,741 number
in 2002
All-time low
3,858 number
in 2014
Years of data
18
2002–2019

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2002201020192002: 7.7k number2003: 7.0k number2004: 6.1k number2005: 5.6k number2006: 5.8k number2007: 6.2k number2008: 5.9k number2009: 5.5k number2010: 5.4k number2011: 5.4k number2012: 4.6k number2013: 4.3k number2014: 3.9k number2015: 4.0k number2016: 5.7k number2017: 3.9k number2018: 5.8k number2019: 5.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Caribbean Small States recorded 5,461 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States peaked at 7,741 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,858 number, in 2014.

Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 42 groups on this measure, 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, female (number) in Caribbean Small States, 2002 to 2019.
Year number Change
2002 7,741 number
2003 6,960 number -10.1%
2004 6,101 number -12.3%
2005 5,640 number -7.6%
2006 5,801 number +2.9%
2007 6,218 number +7.2%
2008 5,934 number -4.6%
2009 5,520 number -7.0%
2010 5,385 number -2.4%
2011 5,444 number +1.1%
2012 4,639 number -14.8%
2013 4,296 number -7.4%
2014 3,858 number -10.2%
2015 3,998 number +3.6%
2016 5,686 number +42.2%
2017 3,913 number -31.2%
2018 5,816 number +48.6%
2019 5,461 number -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,239 number 5,520 number 7,741 number 8
2010s 4,850 number 3,858 number 5,816 number 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 39 Azerbaijan 14,950 number compare
  2. 40 Kazakhstan 14,615 number compare
  3. 41 Spain 11,396 number compare
  4. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11,086 number compare
  5. 43 Chile 10,133 number compare
  6. 44 El Salvador 9,478 number compare
  7. 45 Poland 9,370 number compare

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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 5,461 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 7,741 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 3,858 number in 2014.
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 down 1.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/