Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat
Montserrat: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 93.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 93.3% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1999.
Montserrat ranks 137th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.5% | — |
| 2000 | 76.2% | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +30.3% | 58.5% | 76.2% |
| 2001 | +25.5% | 76.2% | 95.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 76.2% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 93.2% | 99.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 93.3% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 134 Nauru 93.4% compare
- 135 Nicaragua 93.3% compare
- 136 China 93.3%
- 138 Seychelles 93.2% compare
- 139 East Timor 93.1% compare
- 140 Saint Lucia 93.0% compare
More education data for Montserrat
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 294 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat was 93.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1999.
- How does Montserrat rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Montserrat ranks 137th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.