Education in Barbados

1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.0% 147th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.001 units per person 2024 108th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.6% 127th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0214 units per person 2025 down 12.8% 61st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0113 units per person 2025 down 9.9% 109th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 352.26 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 8th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 3.79 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.2% 13th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.2% 134th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.1% 153rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 21.36 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.0% 17th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 16.63 years 2023 up 4.8% 33rd
School enrollment, preprimary 75.1% 2021 down 1.5% 84th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 21.7 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.3% 18th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 34.6% 2025 down 10.5% 94th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 67.4% 2025 down 11.2% 65th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.49 GPI 2025 down 0.3% 17th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2021 down 1.1% 81st
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -0.9554 % change on previous year 2024 up 85.8% 146th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 10.1 units per square kilometre 2023 down 27.2% 27th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 19,571 2018 down 3.8% 176th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person 2024 up 8.8% 126th
Secondary education, teachers, female 813 2024 up 10.2% 163rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.75 units per square kilometre 2023 down 26.6% 14th
Average years of schooling among adults 9.93 years 2023 up 2.6% 98th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 9.93 years 2023 up 2.6% 98th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 9.93 years 2023 up 2.6% 98th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 15.7% 2024 up 3.5% 136th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.4% 162nd
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 9.11 years 2023 up 0.4% 110th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 19.6% 37th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0004 units per person 2024 108th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2024 106th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 14.81 years 2023 up 2.0% 63rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 117th
Primary completion rate, male 81.6% 2024 down 14.3% 138th
Primary completion rate, female 89.1% 2024 down 8.3% 128th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 116th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 20.1% 37th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0044 units per person 2024 up 4.8% 145th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 2.92 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.2% 21st
Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0697 units per person 2018 down 6.5% 100th
Secondary education, general pupils 19,571 2018 down 3.8% 176th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.4% 167th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,144 number 2019 down 15.4% 169th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.3% 2024 down 11.5% 46th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.5% 2019 down 0.2% 64th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.14 years 2019 down 0.3% 121st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 2.92 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.6% 15th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 5 units per square kilometre 2023 down 27.9% 26th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.8674 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.1% 18th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 5.1 units per square kilometre 2023 down 26.5% 28th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 45.51 units per square kilometre 2018 down 3.8% 14th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 73.5% 2021 down 2.1% 89th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 76.8% 2021 down 0.9% 82nd
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 125th