Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Barbados
Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 106.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 106.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Barbados peaked at 110.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2022.
That places Barbados 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.1% | — |
| 2000 | 106.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 106.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 105.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 106.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 107.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 108.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 108.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 110.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 109.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 109.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 106.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 104.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 108.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 107.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 107.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 109.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 107.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 103.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 101.8% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 106.5% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.1% | 106.1% | 106.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 107.8% | 105.4% | 110.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.6% | 103.0% | 109.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 95.7% | 106.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,244 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,532 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,227 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Barbados?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Barbados was 106.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 110.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release