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

Latest (2019)
115,987 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
158,071 number
in 1970
All-time low
114,638 number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Caribbean Small States, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Madagascar 746,547 number compare
  2. 40 Colombia 735,967 number compare
  3. 41 Morocco 697,834 number compare
  4. 42 Uzbekistan 659,494 number compare
  5. 43 Mali 635,009 number compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 633,409 number compare
  7. 45 Saudi Arabia 606,389 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, one year before 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
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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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/