Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 124.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
124.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
127.4%
in 2015
All-time low
89.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 124.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 127.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 2nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103.1% | — |
| 1971 | 89.5% | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 92.7% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 93.8% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 92.2% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 100.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 102.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 105.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 106.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 106.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 107.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 107.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 107.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 104.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 104.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 103.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 106.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 105.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 104.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 110.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 116.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 123.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 124.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 126.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 127.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 126.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 125.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 125.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 127.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 125.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 123.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 123.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 124.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 124.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.7% | 89.5% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 94.3% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 92.2% | 106.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.7% | 103.6% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.3% | 110.5% | 127.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.0% | 123.0% | 125.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 1 Haiti 182.1% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 166.3% compare
- 3 Rwanda 146.7% compare
- 4 Malawi 140.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 135.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 124.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 127.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release