Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -5.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 587.6% 178th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 73 2005 — 182nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 94.7% 2022 up 1.4% 73rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 15.36 units per square kilometre 2023 down 27.5% 10th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 7.39 units per square kilometre 2023 down 24.7% 18th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 23.2% 148th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.27 years 2011 up 64.3% 38th Government expenditure on education, total 14.2% 2025 down 20.3% 72nd Secondary education, general pupils 49.6% 2018 down 1.3% 115th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,070 number 2019 down 14.9% 170th Lower secondary completion rate, female 102.0% 2024 down 1.9% 20th Lower secondary completion rate, male 92.8% 2024 down 20.0% 69th Children out of school 17.6% 2024 up 232.2% 31st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5,144 number 2019 down 15.4% 169th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0183 number per person 2019 down 17.5% 148th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1,671 2025 down 10.7% 185th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1,616 2025 down 10.6% 185th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 3,287 2025 down 10.7% 185th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 3,190 2025 down 8.7% 167th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 6,037 2025 down 11.7% 156th Teachers in primary education, male 370 2024 down 1.9% 169th Teachers in primary education, female 1,222 2024 down 5.1% 174th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 76.8% 2024 down 0.8% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 83.9% 2024 down 13.0% 198th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5 years 2024 down 13.7% 169th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.3% 2005 — 181st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2005 — 186th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9,227 2025 down 10.7% 163rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4,532 2024 down 24.0% 179th Enrolment in secondary education, male 9,244 2024 down 11.1% 181st Enrolment in secondary education, female 9,213 2024 down 9.7% 180th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1,592 2024 down 4.4% 176th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.3% 2005 — 196th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 18,457 2024 down 10.4% 182nd Enrolment in primary education, male 8,377 2024 down 22.6% 184th Enrolment in primary education, female 7,937 2024 down 23.3% 184th School age population, upper secondary education, male 3,611 2025 down 8.4% 188th School age population, upper secondary education, female 3,479 2025 down 7.5% 187th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7,090 2025 down 8.0% 188th School age population, secondary education, male 8,685 2025 down 10.4% 187th School age population, secondary education, female 8,386 2025 down 9.9% 186th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 17,071 2025 down 10.1% 187th School age population, tertiary education, male 9,207 2025 up 2.0% 186th School age population, tertiary education, female 8,956 2025 down 0.6% 186th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 18,163 2025 up 0.7% 186th School age population, lower secondary education, male 5,074 2025 down 11.8% 186th ← Previous Page 5 of 34 Next →