Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Barbados
Barbados: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 14.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14.81 years for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Barbados peaked at 14.81 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.15 years, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 63rd of 194 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.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.15 years | — |
| 1991 | 13.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 13.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 13.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 13.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.53 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.44 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.81 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.39 years | 13.15 years | 13.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.08 years | 13.5 years | 14.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.58 years | 14.44 years | 14.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 years | 14.77 years | 14.81 years | 4 |
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More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,937 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Barbados?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Barbados was 14.81 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.15 years in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Barbados ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.