Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 30,027 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 30,027 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 63,237 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 30,027 number, in 2019.
Caribbean Small States ranks 41st of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 62,261 number | — |
| 1976 | 58,285 number | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 60,696 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 63,237 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 60,832 number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 58,010 number | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 48,822 number | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 49,616 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 50,699 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 53,876 number | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 53,157 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 48,929 number | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 49,339 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 46,366 number | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 46,435 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 45,914 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 46,638 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 47,921 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 47,800 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 52,069 number | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 53,408 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 53,988 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 52,521 number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 50,299 number | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 48,155 number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 53,746 number | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 49,387 number | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 42,514 number | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 40,203 number | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 39,246 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 38,592 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 33,642 number | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 33,196 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 37,962 number | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 38,918 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 38,194 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 37,081 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 36,259 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 35,597 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 35,206 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36,081 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 35,409 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 34,056 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 33,124 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 30,027 number | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,062 number | 58,285 number | 63,237 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 50,525 number | 46,366 number | 58,010 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,871 number | 45,914 number | 53,988 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,740 number | 33,196 number | 53,746 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,103 number | 30,027 number | 38,194 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (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, total, per capita 0.4328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 30,027 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 63,237 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,027 number in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.