Country profile · 2024-2025
Antigua and Barbuda
81 institutions · 15,662 pupils in primary and secondary · Indicators computed 24 September 2026
Key indicators
Full indicator tablePrimary NER
80.8%
Ages 5–11 · GER 85.4%
Secondary NER
86.9%
Ages 12–16 · GER 97.3%
Gross intake, Kindergarten
81.2%
Net intake 63.8%
Transition to secondary
109.0%
Grade 6 → Form 1
ECE gross enrolment
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Needs early childhood and population data
Graduate teachers, primary
24.5%
Secondary 47.8%
Trained teachers, primary
59.6%
Secondary 51.7%
Repetition, secondary
4.0%
Primary 0.9%
Dropout, secondary
0.6%
Primary 0.0%
CSEC 5+ incl. English & Maths
26.3%
Of candidates sitting 5+ subjects
Private share, primary
44.5%
Secondary 18.7%
Pupil–teacher ratio, primary
11
Secondary 8
Enrolment by level
Male
8,018
Female
7,644
56 primary · 21 secondary · 4 special
Data completeness
8 of 10 complete- Complete
Institutions
Counts by type and ownership
- Complete
Enrolment
Primary and secondary, by grade and sex
- Missing
Early childhood
No early childhood enrolment
- Complete
Teachers
Qualifications and training status by level
- Complete
Population
Single-year ages · enables NER and GIR
- Complete
Class statistics
Pupils and teachers by level
- Complete
Repeaters and dropouts
By grade and sex
- Missing
Finance
No finance data
- Complete
Examinations
CSEC results by subject
- Complete
Age & service
Teacher age and service bands
In the Statistical Digest
2024-2025Points of attention
Derived from indicator thresholds, not from the narrative chapters59.6% of primary teachers trained
Below three in five teachers. Regional range 59.6–75.7%.
26.3% pass 5+ CSEC subjects including English and Mathematics
Of candidates sitting five or more subjects. Regional range 23.4–36.2%.
Full transition to secondary
109.0% of Grade 6 pupils entered Form 1.
Gross intake to Kindergarten at 81.2%
Fewer new entrants than children of entrance age — check population figures and private-school coverage.
