Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 81.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
106th
of 220 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2017
All-time low
77.3%
in 1974
Years of data
50
1974–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States stood at 81.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 92.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1974.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 106th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 77.3% | — |
| 1975 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 80.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 81.1% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 79.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 77.3% | 80.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 79.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 83.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 81.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 83.6% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.2% | 81.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States was 81.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1974.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 106th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release