Lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados
Barbados: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 102.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados stood at 102.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados peaked at 109.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 105.6% | — |
| 2000 | 105.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 103.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 102.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 103.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 109.2% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 104.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 107.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 104.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 102.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.6% | 105.6% | 105.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 103.3% | 96.8% | 109.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 86.8% | 102.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Barbados was 102.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 109.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.