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

Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 28.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.5%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
33.0%
in 1998
All-time low
25.9%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

01020301998200820191998: 33 %1999: 31.5 %2000: 32.5 %2001: 30.9 %2002: 30 %2003: 31.1 %2004: 30.4 %2005: 32.2 %2006: 30.2 %2007: 28.7 %2008: 27.7 %2009: 27.1 %2010: 26.9 %2011: 25.9 %2012: 28.2 %2013: 30.1 %2014: 30.9 %2015: 32.1 %2016: 28 %2017: 27.2 %2018: 28.8 %2019: 28.5 %

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, male in Caribbean Small States stood at 28.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 33.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2011.

That places Caribbean Small States 26th 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, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 33.0%
1999 31.5% -4.6%
2000 32.5% +3.2%
2001 30.9% -4.9%
2002 30.0% -3.1%
2003 31.1% +3.6%
2004 30.4% -2.2%
2005 32.2% +6.0%
2006 30.2% -6.2%
2007 28.7% -5.0%
2008 27.7% -3.5%
2009 27.1% -2.2%
2010 26.9% -0.8%
2011 25.9% -3.4%
2012 28.2% +8.6%
2013 30.1% +7.0%
2014 30.9% +2.5%
2015 32.1% +4.0%
2016 28.0% -12.8%
2017 27.2% -2.8%
2018 28.8% +5.8%
2019 28.5% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.3% 31.5% 33.0% 2
2000s 30.1% 27.1% 32.5% 10
2010s 28.7% 25.9% 32.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Caribbean Small States?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Caribbean Small States was 28.5% 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, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2011.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Caribbean Small States ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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