Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados
Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados is 83.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados peaked at 117.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 194th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 102.9% | — |
| 1972 | 100.2% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 98.7% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 84.5% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 91.9% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 97.2% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 103.1% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 107.0% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 109.0% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 102.1% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 104.8% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 104.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 105.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 115.5% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 113.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 117.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 111.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 106.1% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 102.2% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 101.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 103.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 102.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 102.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 100.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.4% | 84.5% | 109.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 109.0% | 102.1% | 117.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 106.4% | 102.2% | 111.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 101.2% | 99.8% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 93.1% | 100.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 83.0% | 93.3% | 5 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Barbados was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 117.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Barbados ranks 194th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release