Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 3,744 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados is 3,744, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados peaked at 4,576 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,744, in 2024.
That places Barbados 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,576 | — |
| 2000 | 4,312 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 4,380 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4,248 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,038 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 4,208 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 4,446 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 4,243 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 4,345 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4,261 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 4,060 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 3,949 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,865 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,047 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4,186 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4,220 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,237 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,126 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4,005 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,947 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,002 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4,124 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,897 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 3,744 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,576 | 4,576 | 4,576 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,254 | 4,038 | 4,446 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,079 | 3,865 | 4,237 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,943 | 3,744 | 4,124 | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Barbados was 3,744 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,576 in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,744 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release