Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados

Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 86.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
86.5%
World rank
1st
of 144 countries
All-time high
86.5%
in 2010
All-time low
14.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 14.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 35.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 64.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 49.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 32.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 49.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 62.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 74.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 76.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 85.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 86.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados stood at 86.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 86.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1960.

Barbados ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Barbados, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 14.6%
1965 35.6% +144.0%
1970 64.1% +80.0%
1975 49.4% -22.9%
1980 32.2% -34.8%
1985 49.8% +54.5%
1990 62.6% +25.9%
1995 74.5% +18.9%
2000 76.9% +3.3%
2005 85.5% +11.1%
2010 86.5% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.1% 14.6% 35.6% 2
1970s 56.8% 49.4% 64.1% 2
1980s 41.0% 32.2% 49.8% 2
1990s 68.6% 62.6% 74.5% 2
2000s 81.2% 76.9% 85.5% 2
2010s 86.5% 86.5% 86.5% 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 2 Tajikistan 84.5% compare
  2. 3 Albania 83.8% compare
  3. 4 Czechia 83.3% compare

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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 86.5% 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 86.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
Barbados ranks 1st 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 12.5%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)