Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados

Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 14.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
14.1%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 0 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 0.71 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 0.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 3.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 4.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 5.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 3.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 1.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 6.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 14.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados is 14.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1,059.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados peaked at 14.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.

Barbados ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Barbados, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.0%
1965 0.7%
1970 0.2% -71.8%
1975 3.2% +1515.0%
1980 4.6% +43.0%
1985 5.5% +19.3%
1990 3.1% -43.4%
1995 3.4% +7.7%
2000 1.2% -63.7%
2005 6.9% +463.1%
2010 14.1% +105.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 2
1970s 1.7% 0.2% 3.2% 2
1980s 5.1% 4.6% 5.5% 2
1990s 3.2% 3.1% 3.4% 2
2000s 4.0% 1.2% 6.9% 2
2010s 14.1% 14.1% 14.1% 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 9 Sri Lanka 14.7% compare
  2. 10 Colombia 14.6% compare
  3. 11 Myanmar 14.3% compare
  4. 13 Singapore 13.5% compare
  5. 14 Egypt 13.5% compare
  6. 15 Philippines 12.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Barbados was 14.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Barbados ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,059.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)