Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 1.6% 2023 down 68.5% 88th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 5.4% 2023 down 42.8% 58th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 10.0% 2011 down 44.3% 58th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 7.4% 2024 up 210.8% 140th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 6.8% 2011 down 49.9% 34th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 78.2% 2024 down 15.3% 110th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2012 175th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 72.2% 2024 up 25.1% 79th
Trained teachers in secondary education 53.6% 2024 up 2.5% 96th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 79.6% 2024 down 12.5% 103rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 170th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 0.9628 GPIA 2024 down 6.4% 142nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 14.2% 2025 down 20.3% 75th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 91.8% 2024 down 2.1% 76th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 3.9% 2024 down 4.3% 156th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 10.8% 2024 up 117.9% 123rd
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 143 2024 down 6.5% 162nd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 76.7% 2024 down 18.2% 109th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 418 2024 up 113.3% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 6.8% 2023 51st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2018 up 38.8% 106th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 148th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 8.2% 2024 up 31.6% 118th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 922.9% 86th
Adolescents out of school 2.3% 2024 up 35.0% 125th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2008 down 91.9% 138th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 13.51 headcount basis 2024 down 27.0% 115th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1.0% 2023 96th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 75.9% 2024 up 10.3% 111th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.2% 2024 up 0.2% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 92.5% 2024 down 1.3% 52nd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 3,649 2024 up 169.2% 140th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 97.7% 2024 down 0.6% 57th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.0% 2024 down 23.0% 112th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 12.3% 2024 up 204.5% 47th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.2% 2024 down 5.4% 163rd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 150 2024 down 30.6% 145th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.5% 2024 down 81.9% 139th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 79 2024 down 83.5% 153rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 92.1% 2024 down 1.8% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 0 2011 75th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 3.9% 2024 up 192.5% 100th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 23 2024 down 64.6% 109th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 26 2024 down 67.5% 110th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 92.6% 2024 down 5.2% 44th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 1,714 number 2011 up 191.0% 96th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2011 down 8.4% 23rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 3.1% 2011 down 29.3% 12th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.7425 GPIA 2024 up 64.5% 108th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.1% 2024 up 30.1% 161st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.2% 2024 down 20.9% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 4.1% 2023 53rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 10.1% 2023 37th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 3,142 number 2019 down 6.1% 70th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 84.3% 2024 down 0.6% 62nd
Current education expenditure, total 96.2% 2023 down 0.2% 33rd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 137th
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 1.2% 2024 down 17.1% 86th
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 4,532 2024 down 24.0% 151st
Current education expenditure, primary 98.1% 2023 up 6.6% 30th