Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 57.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 64.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1999.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.1% | — |
| 1998 | 48.8% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 48.6% | 54.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 51.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 60.3% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 57.3% | 62.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 57.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release