School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 70.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary 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 70.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2018.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 95.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1975.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.7% | — |
| 1976 | 28.2% | +69.4% |
| 1977 | 24.1% | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 31.5% | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 27.7% | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | +145.3% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +49.4% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Antigua and Barbuda 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 | +145.3% | 22.6% | 55.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 16.7% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 55.4% | 84.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 70.3% | 95.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.29 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 865 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 188 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 987 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,063 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,160 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,720 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Antigua and Barbuda?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Antigua and Barbuda was 70.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1975.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 (% 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.