Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 95.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 100.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 67th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.7% | — |
| 1972 | 62.6% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 66.1% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 69.0% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 70.9% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 75.4% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.3% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 78.1% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 80.5% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 78.7% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 83.3% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 100.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.0% | 60.7% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 74.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 77.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 86.3% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 91.1% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.9% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 312,088 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.12 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release