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