School enrollment, primary, male in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, primary, male was 84.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 84.8% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Barbados peaked at 117.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2024.
That places Barbados 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.5% | 95.2% | 108.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 110.1% | 101.3% | 117.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 108.4% | 104.1% | 113.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 102.9% | 99.8% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.5% | 101.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 84.8% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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)
- Labor force, total 151,620 (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9717 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Barbados?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Barbados was 84.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Barbados ranks 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.