Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0081 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0081 units per person.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0116 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 units per person, in 1974.
That places Barbados 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0066 units per person | +76.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0078 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 units per person | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 units per person | +84.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.011 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.009 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 units per person | +5.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0081 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0119 units per person, 68% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0081 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0136 units per person, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +84.8% | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0108 units per person |
| 1978 | +76.8% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0066 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 5 |
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 enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Barbados was 0.0081 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.