Caribbean small states - School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Caribbean small states was 76.91 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.05 in 2007 and a minimum value of 51.11 in 1974.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1974 51.11
1975 56.56
1976 58.42
1977 58.85
1978 60.32
1979 61.54
1980 64.12
1981 61.87
1982 61.69
1983 61.99
1984 61.58
1985 62.93
1986 63.73
1987 64.66
1988 66.21
1989 65.50
1990 66.22
1991 67.46
1992 67.45
1993 66.33
1994 68.11
1995 69.73
1996 71.33
1997 72.89
1998 73.83
1999 75.16
2000 75.12
2001 75.89
2002 76.34
2003 75.96
2004 77.97
2005 77.72
2006 77.75
2007 78.05
2008 77.98
2009 77.68
2010 77.27
2011 77.78
2012 76.85
2013 76.36
2014 76.59
2015 75.81
2016 76.86
2017 76.80
2018 76.91

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

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: Net enrollment rate for secondary school is calculated by dividing the number of students of official school age enrolled in secondary education by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to secondary education, 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).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation