Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados
Barbados: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 10.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 10.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 1,033.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados peaked at 10.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.
That places Barbados 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +63.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados was 10.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,033.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release