Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
60th
of 215 groups
All-time high
25.4%
in 2018
All-time low
21.6%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 23.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 25.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Caribbean 60th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.6% | — |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.6% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 57 Marshall Islands 13.1% compare
- 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.7% compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.3% compare
- 60 El Salvador 12.2% compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 11.7% compare
- 62 Dominica 11.7% compare
- 63 Yemen 11.5% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean was 23.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 60th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release