Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 93.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
93.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 164 countries
All-time high
93.0%
in 2025
All-time low
75.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Barbados, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Barbados is 93.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Barbados peaked at 93.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1981.
That places Barbados 14th 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, male (modelled data) (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 75.0% | — |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 93.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 93.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.0% | 75.0% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 79.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 85.1% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 88.9% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 93.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 11 Greece 93.7% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 93.6% compare
- 13 Slovakia 93.1% compare
- 15 United States 92.5% compare
- 16 Armenia 92.2% compare
- 17 Switzerland 91.8% 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, male (modelled data) in Barbados?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Barbados was 93.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release