School enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: School enrollment, primary, private was 48.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda is 48.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 52.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1972.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.9% | — |
| 1972 | 15.1% | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 34.8% | +130.4% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 30.9% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 15.1% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 38.2% | 52.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 48.8% | 52.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Antigua and Barbuda was 48.8% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1972.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.