School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 115,987 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 115,987 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States peaked at 158,071 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 114,638 number, in 2016.
That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 158,071 number | — |
| 1971 | 157,695 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 155,242 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 152,205 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 149,311 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 147,459 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 147,658 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 146,449 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 145,735 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 145,237 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 144,515 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 143,096 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 141,427 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 139,465 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 137,694 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 136,799 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 137,730 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 140,183 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 143,550 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 146,724 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 148,207 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 146,256 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 144,355 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 141,542 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 138,514 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 136,295 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 136,081 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 135,870 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 136,246 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 136,787 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 136,912 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 135,930 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 135,000 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 133,877 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 132,580 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 131,173 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 129,752 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 127,455 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 124,881 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 122,243 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 119,802 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 117,872 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 116,801 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 116,105 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 115,650 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 115,239 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 114,638 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 114,845 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 115,382 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 115,987 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150,506 number | 145,237 number | 158,071 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,118 number | 136,799 number | 146,724 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 140,015 number | 135,870 number | 148,207 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,980 number | 122,243 number | 136,912 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,232 number | 114,638 number | 119,802 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Madagascar 746,547 number compare
- 40 Colombia 735,967 number compare
- 41 Morocco 697,834 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 659,494 number compare
- 43 Mali 635,009 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 633,409 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 606,389 number compare
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.01 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 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)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States was 115,987 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 158,071 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,638 number in 2016.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/