Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 76.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados is 76.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados peaked at 99.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 109th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.9% | — |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 81.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 83.1% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 70.9% | 80.5% | 5 |
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Barbados was 76.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Barbados ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release