Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Barbados
Barbados: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Barbados, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 6.6% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Barbados peaked at 8.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1998.
That places Barbados 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.0% | — |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 45 Vanuatu 6.8% compare
- 46 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.6% compare
- 47 Bulgaria 6.6% compare
- 49 Sint Maarten 6.5% compare
- 50 Belarus 6.3% compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 6.3% compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Barbados?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Barbados was 6.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1998.
- How does Barbados rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Barbados ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release