Gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Barbados
Barbados: Gross graduation ratio, primary, total was 95.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Barbados, 2003–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 95.0% for gross graduation ratio, primary, total in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Barbados peaked at 104.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 89.3% | 104.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 87.7% | 98.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Barbados?
- Gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Barbados was 95.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio, primary, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 104.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio, primary, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for gross graduation ratio, primary, total?
- Barbados ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio, primary, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gross graduation ratio, primary, total (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.