Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 11.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
14th
of 43 groups
All-time high
11.6%
in 1976
All-time low
6.1%
in 1987
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019

02.557.51012.5197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States stood at 11.2%.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States peaked at 11.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1987.

Caribbean Small States ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 8.1%
1971 7.8% -3.3%
1972 7.1% -8.7%
1973 7.3% +2.0%
1974 6.7% -7.7%
1975 8.5% +26.2%
1976 11.6% +36.7%
1977 8.8% -24.1%
1978 8.4% -4.8%
1979 8.4% +0.7%
1980 9.4% +11.0%
1981 9.6% +1.9%
1982 7.7% -19.5%
1983 8.3% +8.0%
1984 8.5% +2.9%
1985 8.2% -3.9%
1986 8.8% +7.4%
1987 6.1% -31.2%
1988 6.7% +10.3%
1989 6.6% -1.0%
1990 7.9% +18.7%
1991 8.8% +12.1%
1992 8.8% +0.3%
1993 9.0% +1.5%
1994 9.2% +2.5%
1995 9.1% -1.0%
1996 9.2% +1.4%
1997 9.4% +1.9%
1998 9.0% -4.9%
1999 8.4% -6.6%
2000 8.2% -2.1%
2001 8.7% +5.9%
2002 10.0% +15.0%
2003 9.9% -0.9%
2004 7.8% -21.0%
2005 8.2% +5.1%
2006 8.5% +3.3%
2007 8.9% +4.9%
2008 8.8% -1.2%
2009 9.4% +7.6%
2010 9.5% +0.3%
2011 9.3% -2.0%
2012 9.6% +3.5%
2013 10.8% +12.9%
2014 10.7% -1.7%
2015 10.8% +1.4%
2016 10.6% -2.0%
2017 11.0% +4.2%
2018 11.0% -0.2%
2019 11.2% +1.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +36.7% 8.5% 11.6%
1987 -31.2% 8.8% 6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.3% 6.7% 11.6% 10
1980s 8.0% 6.1% 9.6% 10
1990s 8.9% 7.9% 9.4% 10
2000s 8.8% 7.8% 10.0% 10
2010s 10.5% 9.3% 11.2% 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 11 Guinea 25.0% compare
  2. 12 Ethiopia 24.1% compare
  3. 13 Puerto Rico 23.1% compare
  4. 14 Jordan 22.4% compare
  5. 15 Honduras 22.3% compare
  6. 16 Jamaica 17.7% compare
  7. 17 Guatemala 17.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Caribbean Small States was 11.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1976.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1987.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Caribbean Small States ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/