School enrollment, preprimary, female in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 74.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Antigua and Barbuda, 1975–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 74.0% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 95.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1975.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17.9% | — |
| 1976 | 28.5% | +59.6% |
| 1977 | 26.7% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | +26.1% |
| 1979 | 30.6% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +240.8% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5% | 17.9% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 82.7% | 84.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 74.0% | 95.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,625 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,050 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,023 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 64 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Antigua and Barbuda?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Antigua and Barbuda was 74.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1975.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.