Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 15.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary 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 20-24 with secondary in Barbados is 15.3%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Barbados peaked at 27.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1960.
That places Barbados 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.4% | — |
| 1965 | 26.6% | +319.0% |
| 1970 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | -32.5% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +35.5% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 6.4% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.1% | 18.6% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.4% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 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 population age 20-24 with secondary in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Barbados was 15.3% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Barbados ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary