Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 92.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 92.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 96.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | — |
| 1971 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 85.6% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 91.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.4% | 84.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 86.7% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 88.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.9% | 96.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 17 Argentina 110.3% compare
- 18 New Zealand 110.2% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 110.0% compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 109.4% compare
- 21 Brazil 109.2% compare
- 22 Slovenia 109.1% compare
- 23 Tonga 108.9% compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Caribbean Small States was 92.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.