Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados
Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 101.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados is 101.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados peaked at 105.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 64th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 90.2% | — |
| 1972 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 82.8% | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 90.8% | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 94.3% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 97.3% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 100.7% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 98.2% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 93.2% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 97.6% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 103.6% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 105.2% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 102.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 101.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 100.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 100.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 101.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 101.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 102.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 103.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 102.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 101.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 102.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 102.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 102.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 102.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 101.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 101.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.1% | 82.8% | 101.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.8% | 92.6% | 103.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 100.9% | 96.6% | 105.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 101.6% | 100.0% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 101.2% | 102.8% | 8 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Barbados was 101.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 105.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Barbados ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.