Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 24.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.1%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
30.3%
in 1998
All-time low
21.2%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

01020301998200820191998: 30.3 %1999: 28.8 %2000: 29.3 %2001: 27 %2002: 26.8 %2003: 27 %2004: 26 %2005: 26.4 %2006: 25.6 %2007: 24 %2008: 23.2 %2009: 22.8 %2010: 22.3 %2011: 21.2 %2012: 23.1 %2013: 25 %2014: 25.5 %2015: 26.5 %2016: 23.3 %2017: 22.3 %2018: 24.3 %2019: 24.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 24.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 30.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2011.

That places Caribbean Small States 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 30.3%
1999 28.8% -4.8%
2000 29.3% +1.7%
2001 27.0% -7.8%
2002 26.8% -0.9%
2003 27.0% +0.8%
2004 26.0% -3.8%
2005 26.4% +1.7%
2006 25.6% -3.2%
2007 24.0% -6.1%
2008 23.2% -3.5%
2009 22.8% -1.5%
2010 22.3% -2.5%
2011 21.2% -4.6%
2012 23.1% +8.8%
2013 25.0% +8.2%
2014 25.5% +2.3%
2015 26.5% +3.8%
2016 23.3% -12.2%
2017 22.3% -4.1%
2018 24.3% +8.9%
2019 24.1% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.5% 28.8% 30.3% 2
2000s 25.8% 22.8% 29.3% 10
2010s 23.7% 21.2% 26.5% 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

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  2. 25 Vanuatu 46.3% compare
  3. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.1% compare
  4. 27 Jordan 43.5% compare
  5. 28 Namibia 41.4% compare
  6. 29 Panama 41.3% compare
  7. 30 Tuvalu 38.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Caribbean Small States?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Caribbean Small States was 24.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2011.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
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, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.