Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 81.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 87.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 1999.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 83rd of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.8% | — |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 73.0% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 81.7% | 87.5% | 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 to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 83rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release