Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both was 9,227 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados is 9,227, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados peaked at 14,324 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 763, in 1971.
That places Barbados 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 763 | — |
| 1972 | 1,028 | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 1,276 | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 1,417 | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 4,033 | +184.6% |
| 1982 | 4,938 | +22.4% |
| 1983 | 5,036 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5,133 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5,227 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 4,981 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 4,736 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 4,490 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 4,244 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 4,242 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 6,651 | +56.8% |
| 1992 | 6,888 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6,252 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 6,915 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 8,074 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 7,979 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11,405 | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 12,864 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 14,324 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 13,466 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 12,764 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 13,052 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 13,335 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 12,829 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 10,333 | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 9,519 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 9,514 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8,675 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 9,286 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 10,027 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 10,251 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 10,125 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 9,782 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 9,627 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 9,227 | -4.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9,227 is below the median for high income countries, which is 158,952, 6% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9,227 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 116,843, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +184.6% | 1,417 | 4,033 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,121 | 763 | 1,417 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4,757 | 4,033 | 5,227 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6,190 | 4,242 | 6,915 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10,929 | 7,979 | 14,324 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11,277 | 8,675 | 13,466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,840 | 9,227 | 10,251 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 160 Papua New Guinea 9,943 compare
- 161 Belize 9,819 compare
- 162 Grenada 9,260 compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 9,041 compare
- 165 Luxembourg 8,364 compare
- 166 Eswatini 8,057 compare
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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados was 9,227 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14,324 in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 763 in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.