Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Barbados
Barbados: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 164 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2025
All-time low
79.8%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Barbados, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 95.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Barbados peaked at 95.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 1981.
Barbados ranks 7th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.8% | — |
| 1982 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 95.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 95.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.1%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.8% | 79.8% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 84.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.2% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 95.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 4 Kazakhstan 97.9% compare
- 5 Ukraine 97.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 95.9% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 95.4% compare
- 9 Greece 95.2% compare
- 10 Ireland 95.1% compare
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Barbados?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Barbados was 95.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release