Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 23.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados stood at 23.9%.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 24.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 68th 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1965 | 6.1% | +179.7% |
| 1970 | 16.7% | +175.0% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -34.2% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +44.0% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +32.2% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 23.1% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 65 Iceland 24.6% compare
- 66 Egypt 24.2% compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 24.0% compare
- 69 Panama 23.8% compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.2% compare
- 71 Philippines 22.9% compare
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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados was 23.9% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Barbados ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary