Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Barbados
Barbados: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 61.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 61.6% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Barbados peaked at 70.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 3rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.3% | — |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 59.3% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 62.6% | 68.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.0% | 64.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 73.7% compare
- 4 Dominica 60.5% compare
- 5 Bulgaria 57.3% compare
- 6 Bangladesh 55.8% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Barbados?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Barbados was 61.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Barbados ranks 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release