Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2019.
That places MDG: Caribbean 54th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in MDG: Caribbean was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 1985.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 54th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release