Average years of schooling among adults in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Average years of schooling among adults was 11.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 11.65 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 11.75 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.2 years, in 2000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.79 years | 9.2 years | 10.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 years | 10.55 years | 11.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.66 years | 11.65 years | 11.68 years | 4 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,087 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.58 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Antigua and Barbuda was 11.65 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 years in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.