Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 0.0326 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados stood at 0.0326 units per person.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados peaked at 0.0523 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 86th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0031 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0041 units per person | +34.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 units per person | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.016 units per person | +182.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0195 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0164 units per person | -19.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 units per person | +56.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.024 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0263 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0308 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0304 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.042 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0523 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0489 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0462 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0471 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.048 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0461 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.037 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.034 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.034 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0309 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.033 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0356 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0363 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0359 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0341 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0326 units per person | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0389 units per person | 0.0304 units per person | 0.0523 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0349 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | 0.0363 units per person | 6 |
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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados was 0.0326 units per person 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 0.0523 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 197 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 11.9%. 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), per capita. 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) 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.