Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
92nd
of 219 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2015
All-time low
77.8%
in 1993
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 92.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 96.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1993.
That places MDG: Caribbean 92nd 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 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 82.9% | — |
| 1977 | 87.6% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 90.0% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 87.9% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 84.2% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 81.2% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 77.9% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 80.4% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 80.6% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 79.9% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.3% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.1% | 82.9% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 80.5% | 77.9% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 77.8% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 81.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.4% | 94.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 90 Ukraine 95.6% compare
- 91 Switzerland 95.5% compare
- 92 Sri Lanka 95.4% compare
- 93 Eswatini 95.3% compare
- 94 North Macedonia 95.2% compare
- 95 Ireland 94.9% compare
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 primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Caribbean was 92.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 92nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release