Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 53.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States stood at 53.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 85.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2016.
That places Caribbean Small States 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.2% | — |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 71.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 52.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 9 Switzerland 102.8% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 102.6% compare
- 11 Hong Kong, China 101.2% compare
- 12 Ukraine 100.7% compare
- 13 Philippines 99.8% compare
- 14 Malaysia 98.1% compare
- 15 Slovakia 97.3% compare
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.01 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,245 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 56,742 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 115,987 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.9 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.43 GPIA (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male 5,246 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 53.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2016.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.