Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 24.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 24.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 31.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Caribbean 45th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 18.9% | — |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +53.7% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -29.1% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 18.9% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 20.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 24.4% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
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 24.4% 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 31.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 45th out of 214 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 up 10.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release