Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 17.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 17.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Caribbean Small States peaked at 28.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2011.
That places Caribbean Small States 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.7% | — |
| 1971 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 26.8% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 24.0% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 23.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 25.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 23.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 18.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.5% | 18.0% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Caribbean Small States was 17.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2011.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/