Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 9.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1989.
That places Caribbean Small States 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.4% | — |
| 1971 | 6.0% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +45.1% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +50.7% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 11 Djibouti 33.0% compare
- 12 Pakistan 28.0% compare
- 13 Turks and Caicos Islands 27.8% compare
- 14 Syria 27.6% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 27.3% compare
- 16 Chad 26.2% compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 25.9% compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 9.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1989.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/