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 59,245 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States stood at 59,245 number.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States peaked at 79,896 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 58,348 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.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,896 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,777 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 78,555 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 76,997 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 75,499 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 74,563 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 74,730 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 74,208 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 73,943 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 73,775 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 73,436 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 72,664 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 71,862 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 70,904 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 70,021 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 69,562 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 70,001 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 71,192 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 72,857 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 74,436 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 75,165 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 74,148 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 73,164 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 71,723 number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 70,184 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 69,081 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 69,022 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 68,973 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 69,257 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 69,625 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 69,761 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 69,265 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 68,832 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 68,264 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 67,592 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 66,870 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 66,172 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 64,965 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 63,595 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 62,180 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 60,864 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 59,833 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59,296 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 58,969 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 58,780 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58,617 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 58,348 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58,520 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58,870 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 59,245 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,194 number | 73,775 number | 79,896 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,694 number | 69,562 number | 74,436 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,034 number | 68,973 number | 75,165 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,750 number | 62,180 number | 69,761 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,134 number | 58,348 number | 60,864 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Colombia 376,446 number compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
- 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
- 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 number compare
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 56,742 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 115,987 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 progr 93.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.9 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 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 age in Caribbean Small States?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Caribbean Small States was 59,245 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 79,896 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 58,348 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 4.7%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/