Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Barbados
Barbados: Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education was 59.69 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
59.69
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
86.15
in 2015
All-time low
59.69
in 2023
Years of data
23
1999–2023
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Barbados, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 59.69 for net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Barbados peaked at 86.15 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.69, in 2023.
That places Barbados 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.64 | 70.64 | 70.64 | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.7 | 67.58 | 75.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.79 | 70.82 | 86.15 | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.55 | 59.69 | 71.75 | 4 |
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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 net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Barbados?
- Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Barbados was 59.69 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate: pre-primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 86.15 in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate: pre-primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.69 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for net enrolment rate: pre-primary education?
- Barbados ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate: pre-primary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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