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 31.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
MDG: Caribbean recorded 31.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 103.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 40.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2001.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 25th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 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 | 40.3% | — |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -36.8% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -56.3% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +88.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -50.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +46.4% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +92.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -42.1% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +103.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 25.5% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 10.8% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 14.6% | 31.3% | 4 |
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 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 31.3% 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 40.3% in 1998.
- 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 10.8% in 2001.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 25th 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 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release