Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.0% 2025 down 22.5% 73rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.1% 2025 down 42.7% 69th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 33.4% 69th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 67.4% 2025 down 11.2% 65th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 34.6% 2025 down 10.5% 94th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.49 GPIA 2025 down 0.3% 19th Primary education, teachers 76.8% 2024 down 0.8% 105th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 348 number 2019 down 3.9% 162nd Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 35.7% 175th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.37 years 2025 down 11.2% 71st School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.73 years 2025 down 10.5% 99th School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.49 GPIA 2025 down 0.3% 20th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.1% 2019 down 61.3% 129th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.57 years 2024 down 13.5% 98th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 85.3% 2024 down 11.3% 140th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 786 number 2007 up 25.4% 145th Persistence to grade 5, total 95.5% 2022 up 1.1% 64th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 94.7% 2022 up 1.4% 75th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2 2024 unchanged 180th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3 2024 down 40.0% 179th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 7 2024 down 30.0% 178th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 13 2024 down 13.3% 175th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 99.1% 2018 down 0.8% 118th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.6% 2018 down 4.9% 133rd Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 21.8% 2024 up 183.3% 69th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.45 years 2024 down 14.9% 126th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.39 years 2024 down 15.1% 132nd School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 44th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.7% 2024 up 1.1% 126th Teachers in pre-primary education, male 16 2024 down 20.0% 135th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 355 2024 up 1.1% 163rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.2 GPI 2011 up 7.4% 3rd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 383 2007 up 47.3% 133rd Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 48.7% 2007 up 17.5% 60th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 403 2007 up 9.8% 145th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.0% 2100 down 14.0% 51st Number of adults with no formal education by region 2,600 people 2100 down 16.1% 150th Population by level of education 114,300 people 2100 up 6.4% 185th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.871 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.9% 150th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.49 years 2024 down 14.5% 85th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.67 years 2024 down 12.2% 111th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.13 GPIA 2024 down 2.0% 13th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.4% 2019 down 1.3% 115th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 81.6% 2024 down 14.3% 142nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 89.1% 2024 down 8.3% 130th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 6.2% 23rd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 332 number 2019 down 5.1% 156th School enrollment, secondary, private 7.9% 2024 up 26.4% 122nd School enrollment, primary 96.7% 2018 down 0.0% 47th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 149th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.5% 2018 up 168.4% 103rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.8% 2018 down 50.4% 146th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 97.3% 2024 down 11.5% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 95.7% 2011 up 9.2% 37th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 351 2023 down 21.1% 163rd Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 570 2023 down 15.7% 179th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 159th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 — 196th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2 2023 — 187th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 — 154th ← Previous Page 8 of 34 Next →