Progression to secondary school in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Progression to secondary school was 93.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Caribbean small states, 1982–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 93.3% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Caribbean small states peaked at 94.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.0% | 85.8% | 89.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 83.3% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 86.9% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 93.7% | 8 |
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, female 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.97 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9908 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 85.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Caribbean small states?
- Progression to secondary school in Caribbean small states was 93.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 1992.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean small states data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).