Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 101.0% 2019 up 3.6% 71st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.6% 2019 down 1.9% 85th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 5.7% 65th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.4% 2018 down 0.4% 45th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 36,390 2025 down 11.1% 166th Population of compulsory school age, female 17,887 2025 down 11.0% 166th Population of compulsory school age, male 18,503 2025 down 11.2% 167th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 10,721 2024 down 12.1% 171st Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 133rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2024 — 154th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7,568 2025 up 2.4% 144th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3,678 2025 up 0.3% 144th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3,890 2025 up 4.4% 144th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 5,221 2024 down 10.7% 170th Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 unchanged 65th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2024 — 153rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2024 — 153rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 18 2024 — 146th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 19 2024 — 142nd Trained teachers in primary education, female 78.3% 2024 up 4.7% 98th Trained teachers in primary education, male 67.8% 2024 up 40.5% 105th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 17 2024 — 146th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 29 2024 — 142nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 5,500 2024 down 13.4% 170th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 3.6% 2024 down 33.7% 124th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 106.2% 2019 down 2.3% 39th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 9 2024 — 149th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 14 2024 — 151st Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.8% 2025 up 1,250.0% 77th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.2% 2025 up 1,033.3% 72nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 11.4% 2025 up 1,800.0% 78th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 7.9% 2025 up 426.7% 143rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 7.2% 2025 up 554.5% 150th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 8.6% 2025 up 377.8% 142nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 23.3% 2025 up 417.8% 28th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 23.5% 2025 up 400.0% 29th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 23.0% 2025 up 434.9% 27th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.8372 modelled data 2025 up 37.0% 129th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 7,736 2024 down 8.0% 167th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.9932 GPIA 2005 — 27th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.6% 2024 down 33.7% 124th Primary education, pupils 48.3% 2018 down 1.4% 125th Inequality in education 0.0555 2023 unchanged 134th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 110.6% 2019 down 2.6% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 102.0% 2019 down 1.7% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2019 down 0.9% 56th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 3,992 2024 down 8.5% 167th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8947 modelled data 2025 down 32.9% 116th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 unchanged 108th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 3,744 2024 down 7.5% 165th Tertiary education, academic staff 48.7% 2007 up 17.5% 59th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2022 up 14.3% 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 128 2024 down 53.1% 145th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.02 modelled data 2025 down 5.9% 64th ← Previous Page 10 of 34 Next →