Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 110.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
110.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
114.4%
in 2015
All-time low
95.0%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean stood at 110.0%.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 114.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Caribbean 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 95.0% | — |
| 1998 | 96.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 106.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 110.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 112.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 113.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 114.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 113.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 112.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 112.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 113.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 111.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 108.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 110.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 110.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 110.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.5% | 95.0% | 97.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.1% | 102.5% | 114.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.1% | 108.8% | 111.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 1 Sierra Leone 146.0% compare
- 2 Aruba 134.9% compare
- 3 Monaco 131.7% compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130.4% compare
- 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 126.4% compare
- 6 Rwanda 123.0% compare
- 7 Nepal 118.2% compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 110.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 114.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release