Antigua and Barbuda: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Since 1974 it is down 16.16% from 1.17 in 1974 (0.4% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 30 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Antigua and Barbuda's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00012 on 2017 (from 0.98 to 0.98).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2017), the average change was −0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.07 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.21 in 1978. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Antigua and Barbuda had the 9th highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Antigua and Barbuda in the 2018 ranking

• Grenada — 6th of 15: 1
• Indonesia — 7th of 15: 0.99
• Cayman Islands — 8th of 15: 0.99
• Nigeria — 10th of 15: 0.97
• Sudan — 11th of 15: 0.96
• Congo, Rep. — 12th of 15: 0.95

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 1.02 (2020)
• Barbados — 1 (2021)
• Belize — 0.99 (2021)
• Bolivia — 0.99 (2020)
• Brazil — 1.01 (2020)
• British Virgin Islands — 1.01 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 0.99 (2018)
• Chile — 0.98 (2020)
• Colombia

More education data for Antigua and Barbuda

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 11 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 8,720 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 112.26% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 108.73% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 115.68% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Antigua and Barbuda's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.98 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is down 16.16% from 1.17 in 1974 (0.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.17 in 1974 and the lowest 0.84 in 1978.

How does Antigua and Barbuda rank?

9th highest of 15 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Antigua and Barbuda?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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