Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean

Definition: Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Haiti 46.22 1997
2 Nicaragua 19.28 2010
3 Costa Rica 14.08 2018
4 El Salvador 11.30 2018
5 Honduras 10.93 2017
6 Guatemala 8.92 2018
7 Dominican Republic 8.27 2018
8 Panama 7.91 2017
9 Belize 7.21 2018
10 The Bahamas 7.15 2018
11 Trinidad and Tobago 6.67 2010
12 Dominica 4.57 2016
13 Jamaica 4.39 2018
14 Antigua and Barbuda 3.03 2018
15 Grenada 2.75 2018
16 Puerto Rico 2.33 2016
17 St. Lucia 2.07 2018
18 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.75 2018
19 Cuba 1.68 2018
20 St. Kitts and Nevis 1.49 2016
21 Barbados 1.39 2018
22 Cayman Islands 1.25 2018

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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The percentage of over-age students is calculated by dividing the number of students who are older than the official school-age range for primary education by primary school enrollment, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Periodicity: Annual