School enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School enrollment, secondary was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States is 85.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States peaked at 90.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1971.
That places Caribbean Small States 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.6% | — |
| 1971 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 52.6% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 63.5% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 67.2% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 71.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 70.3% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.4% | 52.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 65.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 70.7% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 81.3% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 84.9% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (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, total, per capita 0.4328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States?
- School enrollment, secondary in Caribbean Small States was 85.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1971.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.