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 ← Previous Page 15 of 34 Next →