Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados
Barbados: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 15.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 15.7% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados peaked at 19.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 136th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 9.7% | — |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +53.7% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.6%, 51% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 15.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4%, 58% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +53.7% | 9.7% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.6% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Barbados was 15.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Barbados ranks 136th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release