Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
127th
of 219 groups
All-time high
75.3%
in 2018
All-time low
43.4%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean stood at 70.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 75.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1975.
That places MDG: Caribbean 127th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 43.4% | — |
| 1976 | 44.2% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 53.1% | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 58.2% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 63.1% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 64.8% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 43.4% | 58.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 62.8% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 60.8% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 64.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 71.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 68.1% | 73.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % 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 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Caribbean was 70.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 127th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release