School enrollment, secondary in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, secondary was 104.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 104.4% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Barbados peaked at 110.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1977.
That places Barbados 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.7% | 83.2% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 90.4% | 87.6% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 88.8% | 109.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 108.6% | 107.2% | 110.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.0% | 106.1% | 109.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 103.8% | 102.5% | 104.4% | 5 |
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, secondary in Barbados?
- School enrollment, secondary in Barbados was 104.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1977.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.