Population having attained at least basic education in Barbados
Barbados: Population having attained at least basic education was 99.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population having attained at least basic education in Barbados, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, population having attained at least basic education in Barbados stood at 99.3.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population having attained at least basic education in Barbados peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 1870.
Barbados ranks 20th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Population having attained at least basic education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 24.5 | — |
| 1875 | 27.6 | +12.7% |
| 1880 | 31.2 | +13.0% |
| 1885 | 32.6 | +4.5% |
| 1890 | 34.4 | +5.5% |
| 1895 | 35 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 37.3 | +6.6% |
| 1905 | 47.3 | +26.8% |
| 1910 | 47.6 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 55 | +15.5% |
| 1920 | 64.2 | +16.7% |
| 1925 | 69 | +7.5% |
| 1930 | 72.7 | +5.4% |
| 1935 | 78.6 | +8.1% |
| 1940 | 85.1 | +8.3% |
| 1945 | 91.8 | +7.9% |
| 1950 | 97.7 | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 98.1 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 98.5 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 98.9 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 99.4 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 99.3 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.6 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 99.3 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 99.2 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.4 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.2 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.3 | +0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 99.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 99.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population having attained at least basic education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | +26.8% | 37.3 | 47.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 26.05 | 24.5 | 27.6 | 2 |
| 1880s | 31.9 | 31.2 | 32.6 | 2 |
| 1890s | 34.7 | 34.4 | 35 | 2 |
| 1900s | 42.3 | 37.3 | 47.3 | 2 |
| 1910s | 51.3 | 47.6 | 55 | 2 |
| 1920s | 66.6 | 64.2 | 69 | 2 |
| 1930s | 75.65 | 72.7 | 78.6 | 2 |
| 1940s | 88.45 | 85.1 | 91.8 | 2 |
| 1950s | 97.9 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 2 |
| 1970s | 99.35 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 98.95 | 98.6 | 99.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.3 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.5 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population having attained at least basic education in Barbados?
- Population having attained at least basic education in Barbados was 99.3 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population having attained at least basic education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population having attained at least basic education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 1870.
- How does Barbados rank for population having attained at least basic education?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population having attained at least basic education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population having attained at least basic education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).