Antigua and Barbuda: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 51.48% from 5,000 in 1971 (0.89% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 28 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 secondary education, general pupils fell 0% on 2017 (from 7,577 to 7,574).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 20.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 40.2% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.7% in 1973. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 43.88 a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 8 observed years.

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 80th highest value of the 85 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

• St. Lucia — 77th of 85: 11,655
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 78th of 85: 9,808
• Grenada — 79th of 85: 9,135
• Seychelles — 81st of 85: 7,371
• Andorra — 82nd of 85: 4,025
• Cayman Islands — 83rd of 85: 3,476

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 20 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Colombia — 4.46 million (2018)
• Costa Rica

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 secondary education, general pupils?

7,574 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 51.48% from 5,000 in 1971 (0.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 8,114 in 2008 and the lowest 4,104 in 1984.

How does Antigua and Barbuda rank?

80th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Antigua and Barbuda?

In 2018, Antigua and Barbuda's secondary education, general pupils fell 0% on 2017 (from 7,577 to 7,574). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 20.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, 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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