Caribbean small states - Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)

Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) in Caribbean small states was 16.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 17.19 in 1976, while its lowest value was 9.35 in 1987.

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 11.12
1975 10.59
1976 17.19
1977 12.53
1978 10.83
1979 10.88
1980 10.82
1981 12.87
1982 10.51
1983 12.70
1984 12.74
1985 11.56
1986 12.97
1987 9.35
1988 9.82
1989 12.27
1990 12.38
1991 12.61
1992 12.51
1993 12.18
1994 13.17
1995 13.33
1996 13.48
1997 13.67
1998 13.57
1999 12.38
2000 13.17
2001 13.46
2002 14.06
2003 13.37
2004 10.60
2005 10.84
2006 11.18
2007 11.84
2008 11.40
2009 11.26
2010 10.89
2011 10.05
2012 9.62
2013 15.48
2014 13.49
2015 13.79
2016 14.50
2017 14.71
2018 13.28
2019 13.18
2020 16.21

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school adolescents allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official lower secondary age adolescents who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official lower secondary school age. 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