Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 75.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean is 75.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 86.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2022.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 159th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 81.0% | — |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 81.0% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 82.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 78.7% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.4% | 76.7% | 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, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Caribbean was 75.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release