Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total was 4.03 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados stood at 4.03. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados peaked at 4.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.92, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 72nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.92 | — |
| 1965 | 3.47 | +277.2% |
| 1970 | 3.65 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 2.68 | -26.6% |
| 1980 | 3.84 | +43.3% |
| 1985 | 3.67 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 3.68 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.6 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.63 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.89 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.03 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 | 0.92 | 3.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.17 | 2.68 | 3.65 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.75 | 3.67 | 3.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.64 | 3.6 | 3.68 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.76 | 3.63 | 3.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,244 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,532 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,227 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Barbados was 4.03 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Barbados ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.