Net intake rate in grade 1 in Barbados
Barbados: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 92.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1 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 92.3% for net intake rate in grade 1 in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Barbados peaked at 92.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 21st of 118 countries on this measure, 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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.0% | — |
| 2000 | 71.8% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 71.8% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 74.5% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 18 Mongolia 93.6% compare
- 19 Republic of Korea 93.5% compare
- 20 Bangladesh 93.1% compare
- 22 Aruba 92.1% compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.2% compare
- 24 Maldives 89.9% compare
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 in Barbados?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Barbados was 92.3% 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 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Barbados ranks 21st out of 118 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 (% 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.