Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados
Barbados: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 16.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados stood at 16.63. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados peaked at 16.63 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.95, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.95 | — |
| 1991 | 13.09 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 13.22 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.36 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 13.5 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 13.64 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.77 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.91 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 14.05 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.18 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.27 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.36 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.54 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.71 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 14.89 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.06 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.23 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.41 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.69 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.98 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 15.72 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.68 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.77 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.87 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.96 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.05 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.15 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.24 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.34 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.43 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.53 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.63 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.63 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.63 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.57 | 12.95 | 14.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.01 | 14.27 | 15.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.02 | 15.68 | 16.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 | 16.53 | 16.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Barbados was 16.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 16.63 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Barbados ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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