Unemployment with basic education in Barbados
Barbados: Unemployment with basic education was 7.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Barbados, 2015–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment with basic education in Barbados stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Barbados peaked at 12.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 54th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 12.5% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Barbados
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Barbados?
- Unemployment with basic education in Barbados was 7.5% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Barbados ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).