Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 93.7% 2024 down 8.1% 124th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2005 — 178th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0038 number per person 2019 down 17.0% 86th Teachers in primary education, female 1,070 number 2019 down 14.9% 170th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 116 2024 — 150th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 163 2024 — 148th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 2.49 number per square kilometre 2019 down 14.9% 19th Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 1.2% 62nd Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 38.3% 150th Children out of school, female 17.4% 2024 up 210.6% 31st Children out of school, male 17.8% 2024 up 255.4% 32nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 786 2007 up 25.4% 149th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2,506 number 2019 down 16.3% 168th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 50.8% 2025 down 11.3% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 94.1% 2024 down 7.8% 125th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 106.3% 2024 down 2.8% 44th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 86th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 93.2% 2024 down 8.4% 121st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 102.5% 2024 down 4.3% 52nd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% 77th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 15.1% 2019 down 8.9% 137th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.17 years 2024 down 9.4% 161st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.08 years 2024 down 10.0% 169th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 86th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.54 years 2025 down 11.3% 86th School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.22 years 2024 down 4.7% 132nd School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.03 years 2024 down 6.3% 130th School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 1.7% 78th Secondary education, vocational pupils 38.4% 2005 up 54.4% 124th Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2005 — 179th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 15.29 years 2011 up 9.3% 50th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 371 2024 unchanged 168th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.42 years 2024 down 15.0% 133rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 98.3% 2018 down 2.9% 130th Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 99.5% 2025 up 0.1% 47th Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 99.5% 2025 up 0.1% 54th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 modelled data 2025 down 0.0% 108th Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 99.4% 2025 up 0.1% 46th Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year 2005 up 93.6% 156th Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 65.4% 2024 up 3.8% 67th Teachers in secondary education, female 813 2024 up 10.2% 165th Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.3% 2005 — 174th Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 99.5% 2025 up 0.4% 10th Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 99.4% 2025 up 0.4% 18th Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9983 modelled data 2025 up 0.1% 135th Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 99.6% 2025 up 0.3% 9th Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 95.7% 2025 up 2.1% 7th Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 98.4% 2025 up 1.6% 6th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.06 modelled data 2025 down 1.1% 89th Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 93.0% 2025 up 2.8% 14th Teachers in secondary education, male 431 2024 down 0.7% 175th ← Previous Page 7 of 34 Next →