Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 3.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
That places MDG: Caribbean 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.0% | — |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +34.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +47.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean was 2.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release