Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 26.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 26.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 31.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2011.
Caribbean Small States ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.7% | — |
| 1999 | 30.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 30.2% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.6% | 29.4% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 26.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2011.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.