Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados
Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 17.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 85.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2005.
That places Barbados 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.3% | — |
| 1965 | 66.4% | -22.2% |
| 1970 | 45.1% | -32.1% |
| 1975 | 57.6% | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 83.6% | +45.1% |
| 1985 | 69.3% | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 59.8% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -39.5% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.9% | 66.4% | 85.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 45.1% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 69.3% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 36.1% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 17.7% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
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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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Barbados was 17.7% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2005.
- How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Barbados ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)