School enrollment, tertiary in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, tertiary was 50.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Barbados is 50.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Barbados peaked at 74.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 83rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 18.2% | 36.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 41.2% | 74.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 45.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 50.8% | 55.1% | 6 |
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, tertiary in Barbados?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Barbados was 50.8% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Barbados ranks 83rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.