Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 25, female 2,039 2015 up 0.1% 173rd Population, age 25, total 4,131 2015 up 0.8% 173rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 17.4% 2024 up 210.6% 32nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 17.8% 2024 up 255.4% 33rd Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 1,714 2011 up 191.0% 106th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1.1% 78th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 3.6% 2023 down 50.1% 75th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 8,588 number 2011 up 52.3% 146th Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 1.1% 2024 down 47.0% 43rd Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 13.8% 2011 up 86.9% 29th Expenditure on secondary education 39.3% 2016 up 24.0% 38th Expenditure on primary education 29.6% 2016 up 6.1% 93rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 50th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 52 2023 down 14.8% 86th Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region 3,420 children 2024 up 194.1% 134th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 334 2023 down 5.1% 45th School age population, early childhood educational development 9,368 2025 down 5.3% 87th School age population, early childhood educational development 4,609 2025 down 5.2% 87th School age population, early childhood educational development 4,759 2025 down 5.4% 87th Secondary education, pupils 49.6% 2018 down 1.3% 77th Children out of school, primary, female 1,659 2024 up 174.7% 138th Children out of school, primary, male 1,761 2024 up 215.0% 141st Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 62nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 down 13.1% 29th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.9% 2023 down 4.2% 10th Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 82.6% 2024 down 12.5% 150th Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 82.2% 2024 down 13.5% 148th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 65.6% 2024 down 18.8% 94th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 2.0% 2023 — 80th Girls and boys who are out of school 1,659 girls 2024 up 174.7% 137th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9736 GPIA 2024 down 11.7% 89th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1.4% 2023 — 82nd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 7.1% 2023 — 50th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 96.3% 2022 up 0.6% 88th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 133rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 93.7% 2010 up 1.5% 98th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 350 number 2019 — 118th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 64.0% 2019 — 39th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9587 GPI 2010 down 3.2% 154th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 97.7% 2010 up 4.9% 50th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 66.1% 2024 down 19.9% 91st Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 65.1% 2024 down 17.7% 90th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 2.5% 78th Share of students from abroad 13.8% 2011 up 86.9% 29th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 49 2024 down 66.2% 111th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1.0% 2023 — 105th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.7% 2023 — 106th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2011 up 0.9% 59th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 87.1% 2024 down 0.1% 110th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 11 2011 up 266.7% 102nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 24 2011 up 118.2% 93rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 7 2011 — 102nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 0 2011 — 85th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 11 2018 up 37.5% 183rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 129th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.3% 2024 up 35.0% 128th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 7 2018 up 600.0% 178th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 229 2024 up 19.0% 160th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 — 172nd Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 561 2024 up 210.9% 162nd ← Previous Page 14 of 34 Next →