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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Antigua and Barbuda: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 70.3% (2018), 94th of 176 in the world and 21st of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 112.3% (2023), 26th of 191 in the world and 6th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 123.4% (2022), 4th of 168 in the world and 3rd of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Education: Antigua and Barbuda in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 70.3%2018 | 94/176 | 21/33 | 55.4% | 93.7% | 70.3%2018 | −14.5 ppsince 2008 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 112.3%2023 | 26/191 | 6/39 | 135.1% | 120.2% | 112.8%2019 | −1.0 ppsince 2013 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 123.4%2022 | 4/168 | 3/33 | · | 119.8% | 105.6%2019 | +3.7 ppsince 2011 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 108.9%2023 | 26/176 | 7/37 | 80.2% | 115.5% | 107.8%2022 | −8.3 ppsince 2012 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 106.0%2022 | 9/168 | 5/32 | · | 95.5% | 114.1%2019 | −2.6 ppsince 2012 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 25.1%2012 | — | — | · | 16.7% | · | — | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.7%2023 | 119/178 | 30/35 | · | 3.3% | 0.2%2019 | −1.2 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 12.42018 | 137/173 | 26/30 | 18.7 | 15.1 | 12.42018 | −28%since 2008 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.1%2023 | 137/184 | 30/38 | 2.5%1999 | 2.2%2009 | 3.0% | +0.7 ppsince 2013 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 5.9%2025 | 174/179 | 36/37 | 12.4%1999 | 6.9%2009 | 7.4% | −1.8 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+3.7 pp123.4% in 2022
- Out-of-school children−1.2 pp1.7% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher−28%12.4 in 2018
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−14.5 pp70.3% in 2018
- Secondary enrolment−8.3 pp108.9% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion−2.6 pp106.0% in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Antigua and Barbuda and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Antigua and Barbuda. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Antigua and Barbuda | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 70.3%2018 | 105.8%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 112.3%2023 | 102.2%2023 |
| Primary completion | 123.4%2022 | 101.1%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.9%2023 | 112.1%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 106.0%2022 | 98.0%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 25.1%2012 | 80.4%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.7%2023 | 0.1%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.42018 | 15.12017 |
| Education spending | 3.1%2023 | 5.9%2021 |