A Not Applicable
CAPECaribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
CCSLC Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence
CPD Continuous Professional Development
CPEA Caribbean Primary Exist Assessment
CSECCaribbean Secondary Education Certificate
CVQCaribbean Vocational Qualification
CXCCaribbean Examinations Council
DRDropout Rate
ECCB Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
ECD Early Childhood Development
EDPUEconomic Development Policy Unit
EFAEducation for All
GDPGross Domestic Product
GERGross Enrolment Rate
GIRGross Intake Rate
GPGRGross Primary Graduation Ratio
GPIGender Parity Index
MDGMillennium Development Goals
OECSOrganization of Eastern Caribbean States
OEDMUOECS Education Development Management Unit
OESSOECS Education Sector Strategy
m Lower case “m” means missing data/data not available
NANational Assessment
NERNet Enrolment Rate
NIR Net Intake Rate
MS Member State
NVQNational Vocational Qualifications
RRRepetition Rate
TRTransition Rate
TVET Technical Vocational Education and Training
ToSTest of Standards
UISUNESCO Institute of Statistics
UKN(Information) Unknown
UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s Fund
UWIUniversity of the West Indies