Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Barbados
Barbados: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 89.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 89.1% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Barbados peaked at 109.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 128th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.9% | — |
| 2000 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 104.5% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 102.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 109.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 101.2% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 101.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 97.1% | 109.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 83.8% | 97.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 85.3% | 96.5% | 5 |
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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 primary completion rate, female in Barbados?
- Primary completion rate, female in Barbados was 89.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 109.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Barbados ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.