Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 12.93 2024 up 0.4% 100th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita 0.0327 units per person 2024 down 12.4% 158th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.4 per 1,000 2024 down 12.8% 124th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.9% 140th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 21.4% 118th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 down 28.6% 153rd
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 3.79 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.2% 13th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 75.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 7.2% 48th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 24.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 16.6% 110th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.2326 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 39.4% 120th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 6.9% 41st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 22.5% 119th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 107th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 2040 down 28.3% 103rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.5% 157th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.2% 161st
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 333.8% 201st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.5% 144th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.5% 157th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 43.06 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.1% 17th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person 2024 up 4.8% 145th
Secondary education, teachers 1,244 2024 up 6.1% 172nd
School enrollment, secondary, female 106.3% 2024 down 2.8% 40th
School enrollment, secondary, male 102.5% 2024 down 4.3% 50th
School enrollment, tertiary 50.8% 2025 down 11.3% 83rd
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.4% 167th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0081 units per person 2024 down 24.8% 153rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 813 2024 up 10.2% 163rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita 0.008 units per person 2024 down 25.5% 158th
School enrollment, primary, private 12.9% 2024 up 0.4% 97th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0043 units per person 2024 down 6.5% 68th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0013 units per person 2024 down 3.3% 89th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.9% 156th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2020 unchanged 174th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 1,540 number 2020 down 20.5% 179th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 1,487 number 2020 down 18.9% 179th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 3,027 number 2020 down 19.7% 179th
School age population, tertiary education, male 9,586 number 2015 down 2.5% 175th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 18,979 number 2015 down 3.1% 175th
School age population, tertiary education, female 9,393 number 2015 down 3.7% 175th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 3,859 number 2020 down 0.6% 181st
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7,514 number 2020 down 2.7% 181st
School age population, upper secondary education, female 3,655 number 2020 down 4.8% 181st
School age population, secondary education, male 9,352 number 2020 down 3.3% 178th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 18,297 number 2020 down 4.4% 178th
School age population, secondary education, female 8,945 number 2020 down 5.5% 178th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 5,493 number 2020 down 5.1% 178th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 10,783 number 2020 down 5.5% 178th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 5,290 number 2020 down 5.9% 178th
School age population, primary education, male 9,803 number 2020 down 15.9% 179th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 19,309 number 2020 down 15.1% 179th
School age population, primary education, female 9,506 number 2020 down 14.3% 179th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 3,435 number 2020 down 9.3% 178th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 1,742 number 2020 down 9.8% 178th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 1,693 number 2020 down 8.7% 178th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 3,057 number 2019 down 19.7% 180th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 5,999 number 2019 down 19.3% 180th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 2,942 number 2019 down 18.9% 180th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.4% 158th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 12.9% 2024 up 0.4% 100th