Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 97.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados stood at 97.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados peaked at 99.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 44th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.5% | — |
| 1972 | 86.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 88.5% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 98.2% | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 95.3% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 93.2% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 99.8% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.8% | 85.5% | 98.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 93.2% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 89.2% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 89.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.9% | 98.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Barbados was 97.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Barbados ranks 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.