Caribbean small states - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Caribbean small states was 6.50 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.50 in 2021, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 5.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.50
1976 6.50
1977 6.50
1978 6.50
1979 6.50
1980 6.50
1981 6.50
1982 6.50
1983 6.50
1984 6.50
1985 6.50
1986 6.50
1987 6.50
1988 6.50
1989 6.50
1990 6.50
1991 6.50
1992 6.50
1993 6.50
1994 6.50
1995 6.50
1996 6.50
1997 6.50
1998 6.50
1999 6.50
2000 6.50
2001 6.50
2002 6.50
2003 6.50
2004 6.50
2005 6.50
2006 6.50
2007 6.50
2008 6.50
2009 6.50
2010 6.50
2011 6.50
2012 6.50
2013 6.50
2014 6.50
2015 6.50
2016 6.50
2017 6.50
2018 6.50
2019 6.50
2020 6.50
2021 6.50

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Caribbean small states was 696,620 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,059,151 in 1972 and a minimum value of 696,620 in 2019.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 966,560
1971 1,040,282
1972 1,059,151
1973 1,040,726
1974 1,041,458
1975 998,596
1976 982,053
1977 987,610
1978 975,175
1979 964,846
1980 939,230
1981 925,573
1982 932,183
1983 928,635
1984 914,078
1985 904,505
1986 890,861
1987 892,192
1988 891,660
1989 908,964
1990 902,732
1991 900,062
1992 909,455
1993 913,137
1994 918,588
1995 908,835
1996 896,351
1997 886,323
1998 876,000
1999 862,525
2000 864,647
2001 853,568
2002 838,520
2003 836,426
2004 841,448
2005 831,652
2006 820,378
2007 804,203
2008 811,493
2009 800,354
2010 778,371
2011 772,578
2012 762,225
2013 750,726
2014 736,628
2015 731,543
2016 721,852
2017 715,389
2018 708,839
2019 696,620

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Caribbean small states was 48.45 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 49.44 in 1990, while its lowest value was 48.45 in 2018.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 49.33
1971 49.37
1972 49.42
1973 49.26
1974 49.16
1975 49.12
1976 49.44
1977 49.36
1978 49.42
1979 49.33
1980 49.36
1981 49.41
1982 49.17
1983 49.25
1984 49.25
1985 49.22
1986 49.06
1987 48.93
1988 49.14
1989 49.24
1990 49.44
1991 49.33
1992 49.15
1993 48.97
1994 49.09
1995 49.07
1996 49.12
1997 49.13
1998 49.06
1999 49.09
2000 48.96
2001 48.88
2002 48.90
2003 48.83
2004 48.80
2005 48.70
2006 48.71
2007 48.76
2008 48.69
2009 48.64
2010 48.59
2011 48.71
2012 48.81
2013 48.51
2014 48.61
2015 49.28
2016 48.69
2017 48.69
2018 48.45

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Caribbean small states was 38,807 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40,260 in 2009 and a minimum value of 27,467 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 27,467
1971 29,117
1972 31,345
1973 30,835
1974 31,106
1975 30,492
1976 30,465
1977 31,487
1978 30,696
1979 29,541
1980 30,239
1981 30,216
1982 31,138
1983 33,133
1984 32,470
1985 32,427
1986 32,526
1987 32,070
1988 32,583
1989 33,394
1990 32,966
1991 32,910
1992 33,444
1993 34,423
1994 34,285
1995 34,108
1996 34,137
1997 34,252
1998 34,899
1999 35,928
2000 36,338
2001 36,215
2002 35,905
2003 36,561
2004 37,646
2005 38,001
2006 38,988
2007 40,025
2008 39,556
2009 40,260
2010 40,124
2011 39,271
2012 39,233
2013 39,819
2014 39,277
2015 38,893
2016 38,522
2017 38,407
2018 36,973
2019 38,807

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Caribbean small states was 86.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 86.36 in 2019, while its lowest value was 64.93 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 64.93
1971 65.70
1972 66.75
1973 67.89
1974 69.78
1975 69.99
1976 70.51
1977 70.76
1978 72.01
1979 72.73
1980 73.16
1981 74.30
1982 75.42
1983 77.13
1984 77.31
1985 76.63
1986 76.94
1987 77.41
1988 77.34
1989 76.60
1990 78.44
1991 78.91
1992 79.73
1993 80.31
1994 80.99
1995 80.95
1996 80.95
1997 80.78
1998 80.53
1999 80.31
2000 81.10
2001 81.76
2002 83.28
2003 83.66
2004 83.56
2005 83.42
2006 83.48
2007 84.34
2008 85.63
2009 85.54
2010 86.05
2011 85.96
2012 85.86
2013 85.92
2014 85.93
2015 85.97
2016 85.91
2017 86.09
2018 86.35
2019 86.36

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes