Secondary education, pupils in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Secondary education, pupils was 516,603 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Caribbean small states, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 516,603 for secondary education, pupils in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Caribbean small states peaked at 633,835 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 375,059, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 452,881 | 375,059 | 540,554 | 10 |
| 1980s | 549,793 | 535,490 | 567,294 | 10 |
| 1990s | 577,785 | 553,488 | 633,835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 600,318 | 579,075 | 626,298 | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,415 | 542,550 | 624,056 | 10 |
| 2020s | 521,047 | 516,014 | 529,627 | 5 |
More education data for Caribbean small states
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9908 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 85.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Caribbean small states?
- Secondary education, pupils in Caribbean small states was 516,603 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 633,835 in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,059 in 1970.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.