Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
101st
of 219 groups
All-time high
95.7%
in 2015
All-time low
72.6%
in 1982
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean is 90.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 95.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1982.
That places MDG: Caribbean 101st 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, male in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 76.1% | — |
| 1977 | 80.4% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 82.7% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 78.2% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 72.6% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 75.4% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 75.8% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.0% | 76.1% | 82.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 72.6% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 74.7% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 79.5% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.7% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.7% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 98 Bahrain 93.6% compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 93.5% compare
- 100 Qatar 93.3% compare
- 101 Aruba 93.2% compare
- 102 Timor-Leste 93.2% compare
- 103 Switzerland 92.7% compare
- 104 Ireland 92.6% 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, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean was 90.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1982.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 101st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release