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 ← Previous Page 4 of 34 Next →