Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.38 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.38 GPIA
Change on year
down 22.0%
Rank
3rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.77 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.0199 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean stood at 1.38 GPIA.
The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.77 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 GPIA, in 1998.
That places MDG: Caribbean 3rd 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.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0199 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +5006.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 1.71 GPIA | +50.7% |
| 2002 | 1.31 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9888 GPIA | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 1.23 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6 GPIA | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.61 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6698 GPIA | -58.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 GPIA | +151.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8344 GPIA | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 1.73 GPIA | +107.8% |
| 2016 | 1.61 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.62 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.65 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.74 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.64 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.77 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 1.38 GPIA | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.517 GPIA | 0.0199 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.34 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 1.71 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 GPIA | 0.6698 GPIA | 1.73 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 1.77 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Caribbean was 1.38 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release