Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 98.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 164 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2025
All-time low
84.8%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Barbados, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 98.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Barbados peaked at 98.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1981.
That places Barbados 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84.8% | — |
| 1982 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 98.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 98.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.9%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.7% | 84.8% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.4% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.9% | 98.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.1% compare
- 4 South Korea 99.0% compare
- 5 Croatia 98.5% compare
- 7 Ukraine 98.3% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 97.7% compare
- 9 Greece 96.9% 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, female (modelled data) in Barbados?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Barbados was 98.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Barbados ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release