Education in Barbados 130 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 7 2024 down 30.0% 176th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 13 2024 down 13.3% 173rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 99.1% 2018 down 0.8% 118th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.6% 2018 down 4.9% 133rd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.0% 2100 down 14.0% 51st Number of adults with no formal education by region 2,600 people 2100 down 16.1% 150th Population by level of education 114,300 people 2100 up 6.4% 185th School enrollment, secondary, private 7.9% 2024 up 26.4% 122nd School enrollment, primary 96.7% 2018 down 0.0% 47th Trained teachers in primary education 75.9% 2024 up 10.3% 109th Over-age students, primary 1.9% 2018 down 53.9% 144th Secondary education, teachers 65.4% 2024 up 3.8% 63rd School enrollment, primary, female 95.7% 2018 down 1.3% 49th School enrollment, primary, male 97.6% 2018 up 1.1% 24th Over-age students, primary, male 2.4% 2018 down 45.6% 141st Over-age students, primary, female 1.4% 2018 down 64.1% 152nd Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged 62nd Progression to secondary school 99.0% 2008 up 0.2% 52nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.4% 2018 down 0.4% 45th Trained teachers in primary education, female 78.3% 2024 up 4.7% 98th Trained teachers in primary education, male 67.8% 2024 up 40.5% 105th Primary education, pupils 48.3% 2018 down 1.4% 125th Tertiary education, academic staff 48.7% 2007 up 17.5% 59th Persistence to grade 5, female 97.4% 2021 up 7.0% 46th Persistence to grade 5, male 95.5% 2021 down 2.3% 55th School enrollment, secondary 93.6% 2018 up 6.1% 29th Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2008 up 2.3% 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 96.8% 2018 up 8.9% 12th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.6% 2018 up 3.5% 39th Progression to secondary school, female 98.0% 2008 down 2.0% 74th Expenditure on tertiary education 28.5% 2017 down 5.4% 26th Children out of school, primary 3,420 2024 up 194.1% 139th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.5% 2018 down 1.6% 44th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.2% 2018 up 0.8% 7th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.99 2018 up 4.0% 147th Expenditure on secondary education 39.3% 2016 up 24.0% 38th Expenditure on primary education 29.6% 2016 up 6.1% 93rd Secondary education, pupils 49.6% 2018 down 1.3% 77th Children out of school, primary, female 1,659 2024 up 174.7% 138th Children out of school, primary, male 1,761 2024 up 215.0% 141st Trained teachers in preprimary education 72.2% 2024 up 25.1% 79th Trained teachers in secondary education 53.6% 2024 up 2.5% 96th Adolescents out of school 2.3% 2024 up 35.0% 125th Current education expenditure, total 96.2% 2023 down 0.2% 33rd Current education expenditure, primary 98.1% 2023 up 6.6% 30th Current education expenditure, secondary 91.7% 2023 down 7.1% 78th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 73.8% 2024 up 25.6% 77th 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.94 2018 up 23.0% 72nd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.65 2018 down 4.2% 100th Current education expenditure, tertiary 98.6% 2023 up 0.2% 17th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 37.5% 2024 down 14.8% 83rd Adolescents out of school, female 3.0% 2024 down 23.0% 110th Adolescents out of school, male 1.5% 2024 down 81.9% 137th Net intake rate in grade 1 92.3% 2018 up 7.2% 21st Trained teachers in lower secondary education 53.6% 2024 up 2.7% 74th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 14.51 2007 up 31.6% 100th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 91.6% 2018 up 6.7% 22nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →