Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 181st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 105.6% 2024 down 0.3% 46th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 2.0% 2011 down 13.0% 15th Persistence to grade 5, female 97.4% 2021 up 7.0% 46th Persistence to grade 5, male 95.5% 2021 down 2.3% 55th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 91.4% 2024 down 8.3% 155th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 104.6% 2024 up 0.9% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 106.5% 2024 down 1.3% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.982 GPIA 2024 up 2.3% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 21.9% 2011 down 52.4% 23rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 10.0% 2011 down 32.9% 10th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 32.4% 2011 down 47.1% 34th School enrollment, secondary 93.6% 2018 up 6.1% 29th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.04 years 2024 down 10.4% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 90.4% 2024 down 8.1% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9803 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 153rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 92.3% 2024 down 8.5% 154th Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 13 2024 — 129th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 16 2024 — 129th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 15,668 2025 down 6.4% 171st School age population, early childhood education, female 7,708 2025 down 6.4% 170th School age population, early childhood education, male 7,960 2025 down 6.5% 171st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 102.7% 2024 down 8.1% 44th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 260 2024 — 135th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 632 2024 — 146th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.1 years 2024 down 10.7% 155th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.97 years 2024 down 10.0% 162nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9838 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% 144th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.6% 2023 — 102nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.3% 2005 — 182nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.4% 2005 — 151st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 108.7% 2024 down 7.9% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2024 up 0.2% 55th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 97.0% 2024 down 8.1% 61st Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.5% 2005 — 63rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.1% 2005 — 70th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 84.8% 2024 down 12.9% 85th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 244 2024 — 132nd Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2008 up 2.3% 1st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 12,421 number 2011 up 55.7% 151st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.3% 2005 — 72nd School enrollment, secondary, female 96.8% 2018 up 8.9% 12th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.6% 2018 up 3.5% 39th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.4% 2005 — 161st Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 82.4% 2024 down 13.0% 175th Government expenditure on education, US$ 236.24 millions 2023 down 0.5% 143rd Progression to secondary school, female 98.0% 2008 down 2.0% 74th Expenditure on tertiary education 28.5% 2017 down 5.4% 26th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.6% 2024 down 33.7% 112th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,264 number 2018 down 8.3% 173rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.5% 2023 — 98th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.0% 2019 down 47.3% 74th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 26 2024 down 72.0% 146th ← Previous Page 11 of 34 Next →