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

Latest (2019)
26.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
31.7%
in 1998
All-time low
23.6%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1998–2019

01020301998200820191998: 31.7 %1999: 30.2 %2000: 30.9 %2001: 29 %2002: 28.4 %2003: 29.1 %2004: 28.2 %2005: 29.4 %2006: 27.9 %2007: 26.4 %2008: 25.5 %2009: 25 %2010: 24.6 %2011: 23.6 %2012: 25.7 %2013: 27.6 %2014: 28.3 %2015: 29.4 %2016: 25.7 %2017: 24.8 %2018: 26.6 %2019: 26.3 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Zimbabwe 47.8% compare
  2. 25 Jordan 45.9% compare
  3. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 43.8% compare
  4. 27 Vanuatu 43.7% compare
  5. 28 Panama 43.6% compare
  6. 29 Myanmar 42.7% compare
  7. 30 British Virgin Islands 39.6% compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Caribbean Small States

All data for Caribbean Small States →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/caribbean-small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/caribbean-small-states/">Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.