Compulsory education, duration in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Compulsory education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Caribbean small states, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Caribbean small states stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Caribbean small states peaked at 7 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
More education data for Caribbean small states
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9908 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 85.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Caribbean small states?
- Compulsory education, duration in Caribbean small states was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.