Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 29.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados stood at 29.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados peaked at 35.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2023.
That places Barbados 124th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.9% | — |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.7% | 35.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 26.5% | 31.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Barbados was 29.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release