Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 2.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados is 2.1%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 3.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 122nd 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
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +72.5% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +61.8% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -61.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +94.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Barbados was 2.1% 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 3.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Barbados ranks 122nd 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 101.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)