Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.8267 GPIA 2024 down 4.9% 73rd Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 3.8% 2011 up 135.9% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 29.5% 2024 down 37.6% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 35.3% 2024 down 35.2% 23rd Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education 100.0% 2024 up 6.6% 1st Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according 79.2% 2024 down 5.8% 59th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2011 — 8th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2011 — 7th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2011 — 8th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2011 — 5th Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 22.4% 2023 up 11.9% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.8352 GPIA 2024 down 3.6% 72nd Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 1.2% 2019 — 14th Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 100.0% 2016 up 0.5% 1st Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 98.1% 2023 up 6.6% 30th Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 4,436 2023 up 12.0% 50th Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2024 — 7th Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2024 — 7th Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 91.7% 2023 down 7.1% 79th Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 96.2% 2023 down 0.2% 34th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 8.3% 2023 up 561.4% 50th Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 — 43rd Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 — 7th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 3.8% 2023 up 6.4% 94th Gross graduation ratio, primary, total 95.0% 2018 up 1.4% 55th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 1.9% 2023 down 75.7% 98th Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 52.1% 2024 down 21.4% 98th Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 40.8% 2010 down 3.1% 33rd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 29.7% 2011 up 72.2% 52nd Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 8,633 2010 up 6.3% 43rd Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% 101st Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 42.0% 2011 up 78.3% 45th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 17.4% 2011 up 57.3% 65th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 2.42 GPI 2011 up 13.3% 7th Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 18.7% 2023 up 15.1% 54th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 80.5% 2023 down 16.5% 38th Gross graduation ratio, primary, female 95.4% 2018 up 1.1% 53rd Gross graduation ratio, primary, male 94.6% 2018 up 1.8% 59th Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 11.2% 2023 up 363.3% 88th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 79.7% 2023 up 0.9% 53rd Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public 52.3% 2023 up 7.6% 105th Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 18.3% 2023 up 41.0% 43rd Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 43.8% 2023 down 8.3% 6th Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes 28.6% 2005 — 88th Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 3,699 2023 up 13.8% 60th Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 68.33 millions 2019 — 82nd Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 98.6% 2023 up 0.2% 18th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 1.4% 2023 down 14.4% 98th All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% 91st Share of schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 85th Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ 75.58 millions 2019 — 81st Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ 63.21 millions 2019 — 95th Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ 67.47 millions 2019 — 97th Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 64.1% 2024 down 10.8% 89th Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 37.1% 2024 down 37.9% 92nd Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 27 of 34 Next →