School enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 72.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States, 1974–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 72.0%.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 88.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 42.0% | — |
| 1975 | 46.8% | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 56.1% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 56.2% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 55.8% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 58.2% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 59.4% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 60.2% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 62.8% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 65.6% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.8% | 42.0% | 58.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 55.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 59.7% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 73.1% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 76.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 11 Germany 107.7% compare
- 12 France 106.0% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 105.8% compare
- 14 Seychelles 104.9% compare
- 15 Uruguay 103.5% compare
- 16 Liechtenstein 103.0% compare
- 17 Austria 102.6% compare
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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Caribbean Small States was 72.0% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.