Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 13,259 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean is 13,259, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 15,919 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,088, in 2021.
That places MDG: Caribbean 199th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12,755 | — |
| 2003 | 13,586 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 13,484 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 12,577 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 13,808 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 13,285 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 15,372 | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 15,790 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 15,496 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,765 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15,134 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 13,925 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 14,024 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15,919 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 15,139 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 13,446 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 13,959 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12,690 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 12,750 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12,088 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12,438 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 12,881 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 13,259 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,832 | 12,577 | 15,790 | 8 |
| 2010s | 14,550 | 12,690 | 15,919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,683 | 12,088 | 13,259 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (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, male 1.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 13,259 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15,919 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,088 in 2021.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 199th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release