Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 0.9% 2024 up 2.7% 157th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 52.5% 2024 down 1.2% 35th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2021 up 4.5% 108th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 97.4% 2021 up 4.0% 76th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 97.2% 2021 down 0.5% 67th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 23.3% 2024 up 268.7% 61st
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 20.4% 2024 up 125.7% 69th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 293 2024 up 40.9% 158th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 497 2024 up 3.5% 155th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 3.4% 2024 up 48.1% 146th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 5.5% 2024 up 6.1% 130th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.6138 GPIA 2024 up 39.6% 155th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 72.2% 2024 up 25.1% 80th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 16.91 headcount basis 2024 down 40.4% 62nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 61.6% 2024 down 3.1% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.4% 2024 down 3.5% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 38.4% 2024 up 5.4% 178th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 210.9 millions 2023 down 16.6% 146th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 48.9% 2024 up 0.7% 97th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 1.3% 97th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.1% 2024 down 0.6% 84th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 74.02 millions 2023 down 29.4% 121st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 9.7% 2023 38th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 4.0% 2023 53rd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 95.5% 2022 up 1.1% 66th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 50.7% 2024 down 0.5% 57th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% 57th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 49.3% 2024 up 0.5% 123rd
Current education expenditure, tertiary 98.6% 2023 up 0.2% 17th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 53.6% 2024 up 2.5% 98th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 27.67 headcount basis 2024 down 17.5% 21st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 73.8% 2024 up 25.6% 79th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 37.5% 2024 down 14.8% 83rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.49 GPIA 2024 up 19.2% 18th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 273 number 2018 129th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.9% 2024 up 0.4% 41st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 0.8% 41st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.1% 2024 down 0.4% 136th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.8966 GPIA 2024 down 9.6% 93rd
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 2,258 2024 up 171.7% 140th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1,952 2024 up 145.2% 140th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 11.9% 2024 up 199.7% 68th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 10.7% 2024 up 170.9% 64th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 0.8739 millions 2008 down 86.6% 130th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2023 144th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1.2% 2023 92nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.51 GPIA 2005 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 54.7% 2024 up 1.5% 95th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 51.5% 2024 up 4.0% 90th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1,809 2024 up 127.3% 132nd
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 2.1% 25th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1,840 2024 up 229.2% 135th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.9% 2023 91st
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 76th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 32.2 headcount basis 2024 down 18.9% 21st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 53.6% 2024 up 2.7% 77th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 12.4% 2024 up 156.8% 45th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 23.1% 66th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 54.7% 2024 up 1.4% 74th