7 answers, 2 from Antigua and Barbuda's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
Government spending on education in Antigua and Barbuda was 3.1% of GDP in 2023, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, which publishes the figure on its Antigua and Barbuda country page and its data browser. The institute's gross enrolment ratio for primary school was 112% in 2023, and 1.7% of children of primary school age were out of school.
A gross enrolment ratio above 100% means pupils older or younger than the official age are counted. Spending covers all levels of government education spending. National enrolment tables up to 2018 and the Education Statistical Digest for 2012 to 2015 are on the Statistics Division's education page.
The adult literacy rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 98.9% in 2001, the latest year the UNESCO Institute for Statistics holds for the country, as published in its data browser and on its Antigua and Barbuda country page. The rate covers people aged 15 and over.
No newer literacy figure was found on the Statistics Division's education page, checked on 15 October 2026. Literacy rates from censuses usually rely on people's own reports of whether they can read and write, rather than on a test, so they describe self-reported literacy.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts net primary school enrolment in Antigua and Barbuda at 95.7% in 2018. The peak was 97.4% in 2007 and the low 91.9% in 2014. Latin America & Caribbean median: 92.9%; Antigua and Barbuda is 6th highest of 17. Worldwide: 17th of 69.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 108.9%. Since 2007 it has ranged from 107.8% (2022) to 122.3% (2008). Latin America & Caribbean median: 92.9%; Antigua and Barbuda is 6th highest of 28. Worldwide: 20th of 138.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 3.1% of GDP. Its high point since 2009 was 2019, at 3.4% of GDP; its low point was 2015, at 2.0% of GDP. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 3.8% of GDP, and Antigua and Barbuda placed 20th highest of 26. Of 112 countries with 2023 data, 75th highest.
In 2018, the number of primary pupils per teacher in Antigua and Barbuda was 12, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2007 was 2007, at 22; its low point was 2017, at 12. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 18, and Antigua and Barbuda placed 16th highest of 18. World rank, highest first: 74th of 85.
In 2022, the primary completion rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 123.4%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2008. It is 1st highest of 23 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 96.5%. Worldwide: 1st of 127.
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