Education in Antigua and Barbuda

Education in Antigua and Barbuda is compulsory and free for children between the ages of 5 and 16 years.[2] The system is modeled on the British educational system. The current Minister of Education, Sport & Creative Industries is Daryll Sylvester Matthew.[3]

Education in Antigua and Barbuda
Ministry of Education, Sport & Creative Industries
MinisterDaryll Sylvester Matthew
General details
Primary languagesEnglish
Literacy (2022 [1])
Total99%
Male98%
Female99%

The adult literacy rate in Antigua and Barbuda is approximately 99%.[4][5]

Aid to Basic Education, the amount of bilateral and multilateral aid contributed or received by Antigua and Barbuda (source:UNESCO)

Primary and secondary education
Main article: List of schools in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda has several primary and secondary schools, both government and private. In the 2013-2014 school year, 10,059 students were enrolled in a primary school, and 7,797 students were enrolled in secondary school.[6]

The school year for primary and secondary schools begins in September and ends in June of the following year. In order to ensure that all costs related to schooling are covered by the government, there is an education levy on all basic wages in Antigua and Barbuda, with the funds used toward such costs as supplies, transportation, and school infrastructure maintenance.[2]

Higher education
Main article: List of universities in Antigua and Barbuda

In 1972, the technical and teacher's training colleges merged and formed the Antigua State College. Additional training options outside of university are offered at the Antigua and Barbuda Institute of Information Technology (ABIIT) and the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute (ABHTI).

In 2019, the University of the West Indies opened its fifth campus overall (and fourth physical campus) in Five Islands.[7] The country was previously served solely by the University of the West Indies Open Campus.[8] The government of Antigua and Barbuda contributes financially to the UWI.

The island of Antigua currently has three foreign-owned for-profit offshore medical schools: the University of Health Sciences Antigua (UHSA),[9] founded in 1982; the American University of Antigua (AUA),[10] founded in 2004; and the Metropolitan University College of Medicine (MUCM),[11] founded in 2018. The island's medical schools cater mostly to foreign students but contribute to the local economy and health care.

Those interested in higher education also enrol at schools in the United States, Europe and Canada.

See also

References
  1. "Education Statistics (EdStats): Antigua and Barbuda". The World Bank. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023.
  2. "Antigua and Barbuda" Archived 2008-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Meet your Minister - Daryll Matthew". Antigua News. Jan 20, 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023.
  4. "Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - Antigua and Barbuda | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. "Education Statistics (EdStats): Antigua and Barbuda". The World Bank. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023.
  6. "Situation Analysis of Children in Antigua and Barbuda" (PDF). UNICEF. August 2017.
  7. "UWI Five Islands officially accepts first students". Jamaica News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  8. "The Open Campus in Antigua & Barbuda". The Open Campus. The University of the West Indies. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  9. "University of Health Sciences Antigua". uhsa.ag. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  10. "American University of Antigua, College of Medicine". auamed.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  11. "Medical schools, governments, ministries, medical associations : Antigua and Barbuda". Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 2023-05-25.


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