Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, lower secondary education, female 4,907 2025 down 11.5% 185th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 9,981 2025 down 11.6% 186th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 1,658 2025 down 9.1% 185th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 1,604 2025 down 10.9% 185th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 3,262 2025 down 10.0% 185th School age population, primary education, male 9,818 2025 down 11.8% 183rd School age population, primary education, female 9,501 2025 down 11.9% 184th School age population, primary education, both sexes 19,319 2025 down 11.8% 184th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 1,615 2025 down 13.2% 185th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 1,563 2025 down 12.4% 185th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 3,178 2025 down 12.8% 184th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1,602 2025 down 9.0% 185th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1,551 2025 down 8.8% 185th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 3,153 2025 down 8.9% 185th School age population, pre-primary education, male 3,201 2025 down 8.1% 187th School age population, pre-primary education, female 3,099 2025 down 8.0% 187th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 6,300 2025 down 8.1% 187th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 16,314 2024 down 22.9% 184th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 82.4% 2024 down 13.0% 177th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, pupils 16,314 2024 down 22.9% 180th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 18,457 2024 down 10.4% 179th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 1.89 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.2% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 84.8% 2024 down 12.7% 196th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9792 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 83.0% 2024 down 13.3% 194th School life expectancy, primary, male 5.04 years 2024 down 13.5% 161st School life expectancy, primary, female 4.95 years 2024 down 13.9% 166th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 17.6% 2024 up 232.2% 32nd Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year 2018 down 120.2% 183rd School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9807 GPIA 2024 down 0.5% 143rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 101.6% 2019 up 0.4% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 101.4% 2019 down 0.9% 64th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.16 years 2019 up 0.2% 122nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9976 GPI 2019 down 1.1% 102nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.13 years 2019 down 0.9% 119th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2,277 2024 down 23.7% 175th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 2,255 2024 down 24.4% 175th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 279 2024 — 153rd Government expenditure on education, total 3.6% 2024 — 122nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 38.7% 154th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 11.96 number per square kilometre 2019 down 15.4% 25th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0003 units per person 2005 — 178th Secondary education, vocational pupils 73 2005 — 182nd Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1,244 2024 up 6.1% 175th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.31 % change on previous year 2019 down 232.6% 160th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.92 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.2% 21st Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.1698 units per square kilometre 2005 — 128th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 82.6% 2024 down 12.5% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 104.4% 2024 down 3.5% 45th Number of under-five deaths, male 17 2024 down 26.1% 175th Number of under-five deaths, female 14 2024 down 30.0% 175th Number of infant deaths, male 15 2024 down 31.8% 175th Number of infant deaths, female 13 2024 down 27.8% 175th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.13 years 2024 down 5.5% 133rd School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.02 years 2011 up 75.0% 67th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 2.25 GPI 2011 down 9.2% 4th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.53 years 2011 up 58.8% 19th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.12 years 2024 down 9.7% 169th ← Previous 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