Inequality in education in Barbados
Barbados: Inequality in education was 0.0555 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Barbados, 2012–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Barbados is 0.0555, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Barbados peaked at 0.0555 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0555, in 2012.
Barbados ranks 134th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0555 | 0.0555 | 0.0555 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0555 | 0.0555 | 0.0555 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 inequality in education in Barbados?
- Inequality in education in Barbados was 0.0555 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0555 in 2012.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for inequality in education?
- Barbados ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.