Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Barbados
Barbados: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 23.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Barbados, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 23.5% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Barbados peaked at 23.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | +9.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 23.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 23.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 23.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 4.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 11.7% | 23.5% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Barbados?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Barbados was 23.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release