School enrollment, preprimary in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, preprimary was 75.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Barbados, 1974–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Barbados is 75.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Barbados peaked at 90.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 84th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 19.5% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 35.8% | 40.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 69.2% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 76.3% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 75.1% | 84.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, female 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 151,620 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Barbados?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Barbados was 75.1% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Barbados ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.