Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados
Barbados: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 16 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 16 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados peaked at 16 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
Barbados ranks 159th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 years | — |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3133 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2939 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,244 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,532 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados was 16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Barbados rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.