| Table 8. Cumulative Percentage of Population 15 Years and Over by Highest Level of Education, Age and Sex, 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Males | Age | |||||||||||||
| Level of Education | 15 - 16 | 17 - 19 | 20 -24 | 25 -29 | 30 - 34 | 35 - 39 | 40 - 44 | 45 - 49 | 50 - 54 | 55 - 59 | 60 - 64 | 65 & over | Total | |
| None | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Primary (1 - 3yrs) | 98.4% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 98.2% | 97.5% | 97.8% | 94.9% | 98.3% | |
| Primary (4 - 7yrs) | 97.9% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 97.2% | 96.9% | 97.5% | 92.5% | 95.0% | 93.5% | 86.8% | 96.1% | |
| Some Secondary | 91.2% | 96.8% | 93.5% | 80.0% | 61.4% | 60.5% | 49.6% | 51.0% | 48.5% | 50.3% | 39.6% | 22.3% | 62.2% | |
| Completed High School | 4.7% | 67.5% | 69.7% | 62.3% | 49.1% | 48.3% | 39.2% | 42.6% | 42.7% | 41.5% | 30.9% | 20.1% | 45.7% | |
| UWI Extra mural/college | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 12.6% | 15.0% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 25.5% | 25.1% | 23.3% | 20.9% | 16.5% | 15.4% | |
| US university/college | 1.6% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 20.7% | 22.5% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 15.0% | 12.6% | |
| University W.I./UK equivalent | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 9.6% | 7.2% | |
| Other | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 6.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 2.5% | |
| Females | Age | |||||||||||||
| Level of Education | 15 - 16 | 17 - 19 | 20 -24 | 25 -29 | 30 - 34 | 35 - 39 | 40 - 44 | 45 - 49 | 50 - 54 | 55 - 59 | 60 - 64 | 65 & over | Total | |
| None | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Primary (1 - 3yrs) | 98.0% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 97.9% | 93.0% | 98.7% | 96.8% | 95.6% | 98.4% | |
| Primary (4 - 7yrs) | 98.0% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 99.8% | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 95.9% | 92.1% | 96.0% | 94.2% | 90.5% | 97.1% | |
| Some Secondary | 91.9% | 95.8% | 97.1% | 93.6% | 75.6% | 68.6% | 63.3% | 63.7% | 62.4% | 48.0% | 29.5% | 20.0% | 69.0% | |
| Completed High School | 6.1% | 78.0% | 85.3% | 78.1% | 62.9% | 55.0% | 51.6% | 51.0% | 54.1% | 40.0% | 24.4% | 16.6% | 54.0% | |
| UWI Extra mural/college | 1.0% | 2.4% | 9.3% | 21.0% | 25.1% | 21.1% | 24.3% | 29.2% | 31.9% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 10.6% | 18.3% | |
| US university/college | 1.0% | 2.1% | 7.8% | 17.0% | 19.8% | 15.8% | 15.5% | 21.2% | 27.9% | 16.7% | 14.7% | 8.2% | 14.2% | |
| University W.I./UK equivalent | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 15.3% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 4.7% | 7.5% | |
| Other | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | |
| Total | Age | |||||||||||||
| Level of Education | 15 - 16 | 17 - 19 | 20 -24 | 25 -29 | 30 - 34 | 35 - 39 | 40 - 44 | 45 - 49 | 50 - 54 | 55 - 59 | 60 - 64 | 65 & over | Total | |
| None | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Primary (1 - 3yrs) | 98.2% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 99.2% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 98.7% | 95.6% | 98.1% | 97.3% | 95.3% | 98.4% | |
| Primary (4 - 7yrs) | 97.9% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 98.5% | 98.1% | 97.8% | 97.7% | 96.7% | 92.3% | 95.5% | 93.9% | 88.8% | 96.6% | |
| Some Secondary | 91.5% | 96.3% | 95.4% | 86.8% | 68.6% | 64.6% | 56.6% | 57.2% | 55.5% | 49.2% | 34.2% | 21.1% | 65.7% | |
| Completed High School | 5.4% | 72.8% | 77.9% | 70.1% | 56.1% | 51.8% | 45.6% | 46.7% | 48.5% | 40.8% | 27.5% | 18.2% | 49.9% | |
| UWI Extra mural/college | 1.3% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 16.7% | 20.1% | 19.9% | 22.6% | 27.3% | 28.5% | 20.4% | 19.0% | 13.4% | 16.9% | |
| US university/college | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5.9% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 21.0% | 25.2% | 19.4% | 16.3% | 11.4% | 13.4% | |
| University W.I./UK equivalent | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 14.0% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 7.0% | 7.4% | |
| Other | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | |
| Note: "Other" responses mainly included teachers colleges or other trade colleges | ||||||||||||||