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
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Caribbean Small States, 1998–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 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, 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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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.