Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 1.62 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.70 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1997.
That places MDG: Caribbean 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.41 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.43 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.49 million | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.52 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.41 million | 1.49 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.52 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.53 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.55 million | 1.62 million | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 1.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1997.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release