Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 790 2024 up 111.9% 159th Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.5338 GPIA 2024 down 1.9% 165th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 2.7% 2024 up 190.2% 102nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 4.5% 2024 up 128.2% 137th Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.1% 2011 up 41.3% 96th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 5.0% 2024 up 195.9% 98th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 67.8% 2024 up 40.5% 106th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 78.3% 2024 up 4.7% 101st Current education expenditure, secondary 91.7% 2023 down 7.1% 78th Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2011 up 2,020.1% 115th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 6.2% 45th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 89.2% 2024 down 6.2% 55th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 96.1% 2024 up 0.2% 25th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1,441 number 2019 down 14.4% 72nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 73.8% 2024 up 25.6% 77th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 694 2024 up 147.0% 138th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.3592 GPIA 2024 down 56.1% 171st Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 28.3% 2011 up 50.6% 70th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.13 GPIA 2024 down 16.3% 21st Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 65.6% 2024 down 18.8% 94th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 54.7% 2024 up 1.5% 92nd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 51.5% 2024 up 4.0% 89th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 21.8% 2024 up 183.3% 69th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 4,210 2024 up 174.1% 144th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 11.3% 2024 up 202.7% 68th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 13.8% 2011 up 86.9% 21st Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 100 2023 unchanged 1st Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 0 2023 — 103rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 48.7% 2024 down 0.3% 90th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 0.9% 2024 down 0.5% 90th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 51.3% 2024 up 0.3% 111th Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, both 0 2011 — 103rd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 40.0% 2011 up 56.7% 62nd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 16.5% 2011 up 36.9% 75th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.59 GPIA 2011 up 3.9% 7th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes 0 2011 — 87th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 4 2011 — 93rd Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 3 2011 — 100th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 75 2011 up 41.5% 85th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 48.5% 2024 down 1.8% 123rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 0.9% 2024 down 3.4% 123rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 51.5% 2024 up 1.7% 67th Enrolment in early childhood education, female 2,277 2024 down 23.7% 147th Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 74.02 millions 2023 down 15.8% 122nd Enrolment in early childhood education, male 2,255 2024 down 24.4% 148th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 11 2011 up 266.7% 99th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 28.4% 2024 down 16.9% 128th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1,620 2011 up 203.9% 22nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1 2011 — 95th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.94 2018 up 23.0% 72nd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 29.1% 2024 down 16.8% 124th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 27.8% 2024 down 17.0% 128th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 35th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 7.5% 2024 up 19.1% 129th Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 210.9 millions 2023 down 5.7% 146th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 365 2024 up 223.0% 128th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 329 2024 up 95.8% 132nd Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 7.9% 2024 up 26.4% 123rd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.65 2018 down 4.2% 100th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 47.5% 2024 up 1.4% 157th ← Previous Page 16 of 34 Next →