Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Barbados
Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 101.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Barbados, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Barbados stood at 101.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Barbados peaked at 103.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1976.
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, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 90.9% | — |
| 1972 | 89.9% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 93.9% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 89.5% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 93.0% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 97.6% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 92.0% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 93.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 91.4% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 95.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 100.1% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 100.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 101.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 103.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 101.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 101.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 100.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 100.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 101.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 102.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 101.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 102.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 101.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 100.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 101.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.7% | 89.5% | 97.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 91.4% | 100.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 102.6% | 101.5% | 103.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 100.4% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 99.8% | 101.8% | 8 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Barbados?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Barbados was 101.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 103.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1976.
- How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Barbados ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.