Primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Primary completion rate, female was 90.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States is 90.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 98.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2003.
That places Caribbean Small States 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 93.9% | — |
| 1976 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 96.5% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 95.4% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 97.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 98.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 96.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 96.1% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 96.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 95.2% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 94.2% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 90.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.6% | 93.6% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 95.5% | 92.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 90.9% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 86.4% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 87.6% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Primary completion rate, female in Caribbean Small States was 90.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1982.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2003.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.