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

Caribbean Small States: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 56,742 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
56,742 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
78,175 number
in 1970
All-time low
56,290 number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Caribbean Small States recorded 56,742 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States peaked at 78,175 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 56,290 number, in 2016.

Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 74,312 number 71,462 number 78,175 number 10
1980s 69,425 number 67,237 number 72,288 number 10
1990s 68,981 number 66,897 number 73,042 number 10
2000s 64,231 number 60,063 number 67,151 number 10
2010s 57,098 number 56,290 number 58,938 number 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 39 Argentina 367,502 number compare
  2. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  3. 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
  4. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
  5. 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
  7. 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States was 56,742 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 78,175 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 56,290 number in 2016.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/