Over-age students, primary in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Over-age students, primary was 6.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 6.5% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 64.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 10.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2001.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.4% | — |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +54.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -84.8% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +711.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +64.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 1.3% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,004 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,472 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,532 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,801 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over-age students, primary in Turks and Caicos Islands was 6.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for over-age students, primary?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.