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Caribbean Education Ecosystem: Enhancing Regional Integration and Mobility

Explore the high mobility of students in CARICOM, with a focus on completing primary and universal secondary education, regional integration of qualifications, and the expansion of the tertiary sector. The region shows strength in managing diverse student cohorts and flows, with a gender-balanced enrollment. Learn about the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) and the importance of working together for greater educational outcomes. Utilize UIS data for comprehensive analysis and monitoring of international education goals.

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Caribbean Education Ecosystem: Enhancing Regional Integration and Mobility

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  1. CARICOM: a unique education ecosystem Hendrik van der Pol Director/UIS

  2. High mobility of students • Completing primary and universal secondary education becoming a reality • Regional integration of qualifications and examinations

  3. High mobility of students in the region • Children move with their families • Impacts the size of the school population every year • Shows strength of education systems to deal with uneven cohorts and irregular flows of students through grades • Tertiary students cross border to pursue education • Within the region (Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago) • Inbound (excluding regional students, mainly USA) • Outbound (mainly to UK, USA, Canada) • Horizontal and vertical expansion of the tertiary sector

  4. Universal primary education and above • Many countries already honour the Universal Primary Education commitment of EFA. • Amongst the first regions to aim for universal secondary education. • Enrolment is gender balanced, although slight advantage for girls and women.

  5. Completing primary and attending secondary in time

  6. Completing primary and attending secondary in time

  7. Completing primary and attending secondary in time

  8. Regional integration • Examinations • Caribbean examination council (CXC) • Qualification • Technical and vocational framework of qualifications • What are the next steps? • Working together reaps greater results than the sum of seeds sowed

  9. Why UIS data and analysis? • To look at education in a comparable way • Population • Enrolment • Classification Standards • To look at education in regional and international contexts • Identify the emergence of ecosystems • Monitor international goals and commitments • Keep track of the past for preparing future

  10. Thank you!h.van-der-pol@unesco.org

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