Lower secondary completion rate, total in Barbados
Barbados: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 97.3% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Barbados peaked at 110.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 46th 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, total in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.6% | — |
| 2000 | 106.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 106.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 101.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 105.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 103.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 110.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 108.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 108.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 110.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.6% | 106.6% | 106.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 106.0% | 99.9% | 110.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 86.5% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 43 Kazakhstan 97.4% compare
- 44 Fiji 97.3% compare
- 45 Malta 97.3% compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.3% compare
- 48 Republic of Korea 97.3% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 97.1% compare
More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Barbados?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Barbados was 97.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Barbados ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, total (% 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.