Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 10.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Barbados, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 10.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Barbados peaked at 84.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2010.
That places Barbados 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.0% | — |
| 1965 | 63.2% | -24.7% |
| 1970 | 35.8% | -43.4% |
| 1975 | 49.5% | +38.2% |
| 1980 | 65.1% | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.6% | 63.2% | 84.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 35.8% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.5% | 48.0% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 23.6% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 12.5% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Barbados was 10.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Barbados ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)