Education in Barbados 1,998 indicators covering education for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1 2023 unchanged 138th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 down 100.0% 146th Trained teachers in primary education 75.9% 2024 up 10.3% 109th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 383 number 2007 up 47.3% 126th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 197th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 12.9% 2024 up 0.4% 100th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 0.3% 62nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 157th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 150th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9783 GPI 2019 down 3.6% 157th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 211 2023 down 3.2% 43rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 15 2023 down 31.8% 103rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 164th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 6.3% 2023 down 15.9% 58th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.9% 2023 down 21.3% 34th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 159th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 33.4% 34th Share of primary school teachers who are women 76.8% 2024 down 0.8% 111th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.3% 2023 down 3.4% 8th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6386 GPIA 2005 — 131st Share of students studying abroad 10.0% 2011 down 44.3% 58th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 37 2024 — 150th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 7 2025 down 12.5% 66th Enrolment in primary education, female 9,588 number 2019 down 14.0% 178th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 102.0% 2024 down 1.9% 24th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 92.8% 2024 down 20.0% 73rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 21.6% 45th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 35 2024 — 150th Over-age students, primary 1.9% 2018 down 53.9% 144th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 48 2024 — 147th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 23 2024 — 155th Secondary education, teachers 65.4% 2024 up 3.8% 63rd School enrollment, primary, female 95.7% 2018 down 1.3% 49th School enrollment, primary, male 97.6% 2018 up 1.1% 24th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2019 unchanged 133rd Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 11 2025 unchanged 47th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 15.7% 2024 up 3.5% 136th Over-age students, primary, male 2.4% 2018 down 45.6% 141st Over-age students, primary, female 1.4% 2018 down 64.1% 152nd Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.985 index 2024 down 5.9% 129th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7,655 number 2019 down 0.6% 139th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3,721 number 2019 down 3.1% 139th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3,934 number 2019 up 1.9% 139th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 119th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 104.6% 2011 up 13.0% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.2 GPI 2011 up 7.5% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 87.0% 2011 up 5.1% 53rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 29 2024 — 135th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 100.3% 2019 up 0.8% 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 15 2024 — 147th Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged 62nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 95.8% 2010 down 2.1% 91st Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 22 2024 — 145th Progression to secondary school 99.0% 2008 up 0.2% 52nd Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 168th ← Previous Page 9 of 34 Next →