Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 11,023 number 2019 down 3.8% 170th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2023 74th
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 37.7% 2024 up 7.4% 162nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 62.3% 2024 down 4.0% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.4% 2024 down 4.4% 7th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary 12.42 headcount basis 2024 down 13.4% 39th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 76.71 millions 2023 up 8.9% 118th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 85.51 millions 2023 down 7.0% 122nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.49 GPIA 2024 up 222.5% 13th
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9318 GPI 2010 down 4.0% 137th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 79.6% 2024 down 12.5% 102nd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 5,428 number 2019 down 2.1% 170th
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 33rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 number 2003 166th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 0 number 2003 175th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 198th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 196th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 1.4% 12th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 8,098 number 2019 down 4.4% 162nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 0 number 2003 176th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 1.6% 2023 down 65.9% 71st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2023 72nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Net intake rate in grade 1 92.3% 2018 up 7.2% 21st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 4,093 number 2019 down 7.3% 162nd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 53.6% 2024 up 2.7% 74th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 100.0% 2011 unchanged 1st
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 52.3% 2023 up 7.6% 105th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 485 2023 up 23.1% 151st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 138th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 614 2023 up 13.7% 172nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 2023 down 90.9% 147th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 177th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 unchanged 188th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 152nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 154th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 143rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 5.4% 2023 up 26.1% 25th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 6.9% 2023 up 16.3% 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.09 UIS estimate 2023 up 37.3% 78th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 90.7% 104th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 178th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 2.5% 147th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 151st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 155th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.29 UIS estimate 2023 up 46.9% 40th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 136th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 down 50.0% 9th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5088 UIS estimate 2023 down 74.6% 95th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 GPIA 2018 91st