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

Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 1.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.4%
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 1985
All-time low
0.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.511.522.51960198520101960: 0.651965: 0.731970: 0.791975: 1.31980: 2.11985: 2.51990: 2.41995: 1.92000: 0.722005: 0.752010: 1.4

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 1.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 2.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.

Barbados ranks 120th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Barbados, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.7%
1965 0.7% +12.3%
1970 0.8% +8.2%
1975 1.3% +68.4%
1980 2.1% +60.2%
1985 2.5% +16.4%
1990 2.4% -2.0%
1995 1.9% -23.9%
2000 0.7% -61.1%
2005 0.8% +4.2%
2010 1.4% +84.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1970s 1.1% 0.8% 1.3% 2
1980s 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 2
1990s 2.1% 1.9% 2.4% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 117 Cameroon 1.6% compare
  2. 118 Mauritania 1.5% compare
  3. 119 Namibia 1.4% compare
  4. 121 Cambodia 1.4% compare
  5. 122 Central African Republic 1.3% compare
  6. 122 Gambia 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados was 1.4% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1985.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
Barbados ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary