Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 12.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States stood at 12.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States peaked at 14.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1987.
Caribbean Small States ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.2% | — |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | +41.1% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +41.1% | 10.0% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 14.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Caribbean Small States was 12.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1987.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.