Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Barbados
Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 84.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 84.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Barbados peaked at 117.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2024.
That places Barbados 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 105.2% | — |
| 1972 | 102.0% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 100.7% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 103.6% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 101.1% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 95.2% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 101.0% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 105.2% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 108.1% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 101.3% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 103.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 106.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 109.9% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 114.3% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 117.8% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 117.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 113.3% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 107.6% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 104.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 103.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 105.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 104.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 106.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 103.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 102.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 102.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 100.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 101.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.5% | 95.2% | 108.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 110.1% | 101.3% | 117.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 108.4% | 104.1% | 113.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 102.9% | 99.8% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.5% | 101.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 84.8% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Barbados?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Barbados was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Barbados ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release