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

Latest (2019)
95.3%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
27th
of 43 groups
All-time high
101.7%
in 1989
All-time low
95.3%
in 2019
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1981–2019

02550751001981200020191981: 98 %1982: 98.3 %1983: 99.4 %1984: 97 %1985: 97.9 %1986: 97.7 %1987: 99.1 %1988: 100.5 %1989: 101.7 %1990: 99.4 %1991: 99.5 %1992: 98.5 %1993: 98.7 %1994: 98.1 %1995: 97.7 %1996: 97.3 %1997: 97.4 %1998: 97.2 %1999: 97.4 %2000: 97.9 %2001: 97.7 %2002: 96.7 %2003: 97.1 %2004: 98.5 %2005: 97.7 %2006: 98.3 %2007: 97.3 %2008: 99 %2009: 98.9 %2010: 97.3 %2011: 98.6 %2012: 98.1 %2013: 97.4 %2014: 97.3 %2015: 97.2 %2016: 97.7 %2017: 96.1 %2018: 96.6 %2019: 95.3 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1981 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Benin 110.0% compare
  2. 25 Morocco 109.9% compare
  3. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.5% compare
  4. 27 Hong Kong, China 109.4% compare
  5. 28 Viet Nam 109.2% compare
  6. 29 Eswatini 109.0% compare
  7. 30 Nicaragua 108.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
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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.