Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados

Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 100.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
100.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
107.5%
in 2004
All-time low
98.2%
in 2001
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados, 1999–2019

02550751001999200920191999: 101.2 %2000: 98.8 %2001: 98.2 %2002: 100.8 %2003: 104.9 %2004: 107.5 %2005: 104.4 %2006: 101.2 %2007: 98.5 %2008: 98.6 %2009: 99.5 %2010: 99.5 %2011: 103 %2014: 106.1 %2015: 105.5 %2016: 103.2 %2017: 102.9 %2018: 100 %2019: 100.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados stood at 100.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 107.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2001.

That places Barbados 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Barbados, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 101.2%
2000 98.8% -2.4%
2001 98.2% -0.7%
2002 100.8% +2.7%
2003 104.9% +4.1%
2004 107.5% +2.4%
2005 104.4% -2.8%
2006 101.2% -3.1%
2007 98.5% -2.6%
2008 98.6% +0.0%
2009 99.5% +1.0%
2010 99.5% -0.0%
2011 103.0% +3.6%
2014 106.1% +3.0%
2015 105.5% -0.5%
2016 103.2% -2.2%
2017 102.9% -0.2%
2018 100.0% -2.8%
2019 100.3% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 101.2% 101.2% 101.2% 1
2000s 101.2% 98.2% 107.5% 10
2010s 102.6% 99.5% 106.1% 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 77 Sri Lanka 100.4% compare
  2. 78 Iceland 100.4% compare
  3. 79 China 100.3% compare
  4. 81 Brazil 99.8% compare
  5. 82 Serbia 99.7% compare
  6. 83 Morocco 99.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados was 100.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2001.
How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.