Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Barbados
Barbados: Net intake rate in grade 1, female was 91.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Barbados, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 91.6% for net intake rate in grade 1, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1, female in Barbados peaked at 91.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 22nd out of 115 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.5% | — |
| 2000 | 72.6% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.5% | 76.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 72.6% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 77.0% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 intake rate in grade 1, female in Barbados?
- Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Barbados was 91.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for net intake rate in grade 1, female?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 115 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.