Lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 76.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States stood at 76.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 85.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1972.
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.0% | — |
| 1971 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 62.9% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 67.2% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 69.7% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 72.3% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 72.3% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 74.9% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 78.6% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.2% | 57.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 72.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 76.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 76.3% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 75.8% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.5% | 77.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Caribbean Small States was 76.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1972.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.