Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 2 GPIA 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 up 7.0% 29th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2 UIS estimate 2023 up 47.3% 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0 UIS estimate 2018 179th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 GPIA 2023 109th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0 UIS estimate 2023 154th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 GPIA 2019 down 100.0% 140th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0 UIS estimate 2019 down 100.0% 160th
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 20th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 14.51 2007 up 31.6% 100th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2019 101st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0 UIS estimate 2019 130th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 91.6% 2018 up 6.7% 22nd
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 92.9% 2018 up 7.6% 18th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 104th
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 123 2023 down 8.9% 52nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 37 2023 down 5.1% 74th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 105th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 109th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.4% 2023 down 6.4% 13th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 0.7% 24th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 124th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5923 UIS estimate 2023 down 3.1% 146th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 GPIA 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.61 UIS estimate 2023 up 13.4% 32nd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 551 number 2019 down 49.6% 124th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 97.4% 2021 up 7.0% 46th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 95.5% 2021 down 2.3% 56th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2021 up 9.4% 60th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 53.6% 2024 up 2.3% 71st
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 98.9 2017 down 0.1% 59th
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 99.1 2017 up 0.1% 20th
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 94.2 2017 up 2.4% 12th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 0 millions 2023 70th
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 22nd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 54.7% 2024 up 1.4% 71st
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 51.6% 2024 up 4.7% 71st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 0 number 2003 159th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 440 number 2014 up 6.5% 85th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 927 number 2014 up 6.3% 86th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 487 number 2014 up 5.9% 86th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2023 69th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 15 number 2014 down 6.2% 85th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 34 number 2014 down 2.9% 85th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 19 number 2014 down 5.0% 85th
Average years of schooling 9.85 years 2020 up 1.8% 75th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 10.25 pupils per teacher 2024 down 44.6% 109th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2019 unchanged 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 1.5% 2023 down 63.6% 62nd
Population, ages 3-5, female 4,590 2015 down 9.4% 176th
Population, ages 3-5, male 4,751 2015 down 8.9% 176th
Population, ages 3-5, total 9,341 2015 down 9.2% 176th
Population, ages 4-6, female 4,621 2015 down 9.9% 176th
Population, ages 4-6, male 4,783 2015 down 9.5% 175th
Population, ages 4-6, total 9,404 2015 down 9.7% 176th
Population, ages 5-9, female 7,846 2015 down 11.6% 175th
Population, ages 5-9, male 8,111 2015 down 11.3% 175th
Population, ages 5-9, total 15,957 2015 down 11.5% 175th