Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 67,232 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
67,232 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
84,594 number
in 1998
All-time low
65,525 number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 84.6k number1999: 81.7k number2000: 83.8k number2001: 78.0k number2002: 75.7k number2003: 77.0k number2004: 74.7k number2005: 80.7k number2006: 77.2k number2007: 73.0k number2008: 70.8k number2009: 69.8k number2010: 69.0k number2011: 66.2k number2012: 71.5k number2013: 76.5k number2014: 77.8k number2015: 80.0k number2016: 69.0k number2017: 65.5k number2018: 69.0k number2019: 67.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States stood at 67,232 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 84,594 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 65,525 number, in 2017.

That places Caribbean Small States 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Caribbean Small States, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 84,594 number
1999 81,668 number -3.5%
2000 83,839 number +2.7%
2001 78,025 number -6.9%
2002 75,708 number -3.0%
2003 77,043 number +1.8%
2004 74,706 number -3.0%
2005 80,660 number +8.0%
2006 77,155 number -4.3%
2007 73,027 number -5.4%
2008 70,790 number -3.1%
2009 69,845 number -1.3%
2010 69,012 number -1.2%
2011 66,222 number -4.0%
2012 71,495 number +8.0%
2013 76,471 number +7.0%
2014 77,810 number +1.8%
2015 80,013 number +2.8%
2016 69,040 number -13.7%
2017 65,525 number -5.1%
2018 69,035 number +5.4%
2019 67,232 number -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83,131 number 81,668 number 84,594 number 2
2000s 76,080 number 69,845 number 83,839 number 10
2010s 71,186 number 65,525 number 80,013 number 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 41 Argentina 219,268 number compare
  2. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 193,336 number compare
  3. 43 Jordan 187,047 number compare
  4. 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 185,713 number compare
  5. 45 Ecuador 184,230 number compare
  6. 46 Mauritania 163,927 number compare
  7. 47 Romania 161,538 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 67,232 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 84,594 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 65,525 number in 2017.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.