Lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados
Barbados: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 92.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados is 92.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados peaked at 116.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 107.6% | — |
| 2000 | 107.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 110.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 103.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 105.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 108.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 104.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 110.8% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 113.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 109.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 116.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 100.7% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.6% | 107.6% | 107.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 108.7% | 103.0% | 116.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 86.1% | 100.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3133 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2939 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,244 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,532 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Barbados was 92.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 116.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Barbados ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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, male (% 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.