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

Latest (2019)
59,245 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
79,896 number
in 1970
All-time low
58,348 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

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Colombia 376,446 number compare
  2. 40 Côte d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
  3. 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
  4. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
  5. 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
  7. 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 number compare

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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 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

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/