Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 727,761 in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 727,761.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.07 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 65,722, in 1971.
That places MDG: Caribbean 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 183,689 | 65,722 | 283,727 | 10 |
| 1980s | 390,241 | 297,673 | 462,066 | 10 |
| 1990s | 430,475 | 353,997 | 465,629 | 10 |
| 2000s | 722,470 | 453,209 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,099 | 708,052 | 990,697 | 10 |
| 2020s | 765,247 | 727,761 | 789,435 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in MDG: Caribbean was 727,761 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,722 in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release