Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.6%
in 2014
All-time low
83.2%
in 1982
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 88.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 91.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1982.
That places MDG: Caribbean 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.3% | — |
| 1971 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 91.5% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 90.0% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 88.9% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 84.9% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 88.8% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 84.6% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 83.2% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 85.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 83.5% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 84.4% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.5% | 83.2% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 83.2% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 85.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 89.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.7% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.9% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Caribbean was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1982.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release