Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 21.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados is 21.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 22.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.
That places Barbados 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1965 | 7.8% | +192.9% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | +127.3% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | -17.9% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados was 21.8% 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+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Barbados ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary