Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 2024 up 6.1% 175th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 2024 153rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 2024 down 24.4% 175th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 2024 down 23.7% 175th
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 2024 down 10.4% 179th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 2024 down 22.9% 180th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 320.2% 195th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.3% 150th
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person 2024 down 24.1% 169th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,314 2024 down 22.9% 184th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 320.2% 205th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.3% 150th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0578 units per person 2024 down 24.1% 169th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,937 2024 down 23.3% 184th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 197.4% 199th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0281 units per person 2024 down 24.4% 166th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,377 2024 down 22.6% 184th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 496.5% 199th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0297 units per person 2024 down 23.7% 167th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,457 2024 down 10.4% 182nd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3133 % change on previous year 2024 down 31.7% 161st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 2024 down 4.4% 176th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 64.9% 166th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,213 2024 down 9.7% 180th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2939 % change on previous year 2024 up 287.5% 140th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,244 2024 down 11.1% 181st
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9111 % change on previous year 2024 down 187.0% 167th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,532 2024 down 24.0% 179th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 426.9% 58th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,227 2025 down 10.7% 163rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year 2025 up 78.6% 163rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 2024 down 5.1% 174th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 2024 down 1.9% 169th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 2025 down 11.7% 156th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year 2025 up 71.8% 160th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 2025 down 8.7% 167th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year 2025 up 95.7% 121st
Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 0.5% 21st
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 2024 down 4.4% 173rd
Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Population ages 15-64 65.8% 2025 down 3.0% 77th
Population ages 0-14 17.1% 2025 down 11.1% 154th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0653 units per person 2024 down 11.7% 157th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.6% 151st
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.1% 150th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 163 2024 148th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 116 2024 150th