Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 1.7% 2023 down 67.8% 68th Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 66.08 millions 2023 down 20.2% 128th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 1.01 millions 2008 down 88.0% 126th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 164 number 2019 down 70.6% 121st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 387 number 2019 down 27.9% 113th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 1.14 millions 2008 down 90.3% 126th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 66.08 millions 2023 down 29.4% 129th Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 0.9% 2008 down 91.9% 119th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 54.8% 2024 up 1.6% 69th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 51.4% 2024 up 3.3% 70th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 69.1% 2011 down 2.2% 5th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.6% 2011 down 2.0% 5th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 30.9% 2011 up 5.3% 145th Government expenditure per student, primary 20.8% 2016 up 8.2% 28th Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 10.62 years 2040 up 4.8% 83rd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 9.9% 2011 down 42.5% 53rd Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 191.42 2008 down 90.5% 101st Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 472 2011 up 155.9% 59th Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 68.48 millions 2023 up 23.1% 122nd Share of primary schools with toilets 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 76.34 millions 2023 up 3.3% 120th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 68.48 millions 2023 up 8.9% 123rd Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 76.34 millions 2023 down 7.0% 119th 4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 85.71 2021 up 1.4% 82nd Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 58 2024 — 10th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 19 2024 — 10th Average years of schooling 9.67 years 2020 up 1.0% 53rd Share of the population with tertiary education 7.5% 2020 up 226.1% 75th Share of population with no formal education 0.7% 2020 up 250.0% 91st Share of the population with at least some formal education 99.3% 2020 down 0.5% 20th Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 39 2024 — 10th School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.6554 years 2024 down 35.3% 20th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 5 2011 up 400.0% 82nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 77th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 down 100.0% 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 57th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2011 — 72nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2011 — 46th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2011 — 80th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1 2011 — 83rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2011 — 68th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 42nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2011 — 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 61st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 61st Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2011 — 77th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 77th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 69th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 65th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2011 — 54th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2011 — 77th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 2 2011 — 70th Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 37 2011 — 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2011 — 65th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2011 — 60th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2011 — 59th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 34 2011 up 54.5% 67th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2011 — 55th ← Previous Page 23 of 34 Next →