Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
8th
of 214 groups
All-time high
31.7%
in 2014
All-time low
19.4%
in 2009
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean stood at 30.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 31.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2009.
That places MDG: Caribbean 8th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.2% | — |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 20.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.1% | 30.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 5 Solomon Islands 51.2% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 44.8% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 38.7% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 38.2% compare
- 10 Malawi 35.5% compare
- 11 Uganda 33.9% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean was 30.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2009.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 8th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 primary 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