Human capital composite index in Barbados
Barbados: Human capital composite index was -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in Barbados, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Barbados is -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 265.1% on the previous year and down 227.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Barbados peaked at 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1974 and was at its lowest, -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places Barbados 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9604 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6762 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3929 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9062 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2478 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.056 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6084 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2020s | -0.1546 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0021 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 155 Zambia -0.3561 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 156 Iraq -0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 157 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.3781 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea -0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 160 Myanmar -0.4425 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 161 Puerto Rico -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Barbados?
- Human capital composite index in Barbados was -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1974.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for human capital composite index?
- Barbados ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 227.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.