Preprimary education, duration in Barbados
Barbados: Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Barbados peaked at 5 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2013.
Barbados ranks 61st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 84.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 151,620 (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Barbados?
- Preprimary education, duration in Barbados was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Barbados ranks 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.