Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 95.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States stood at 95.3%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 101.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2019.
Caribbean Small States ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.0% | — |
| 1982 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 99.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 99.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 100.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 101.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 99.4% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.9% | 97.0% | 101.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 97.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 95.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 101.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.