Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 82.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Barbados, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 82.4 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 100 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.48, in 1820.
That places Barbados 177th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 9.48 | — |
| 1825 | 11.24 | +18.6% |
| 1830 | 13.26 | +18.0% |
| 1835 | 15.59 | +17.6% |
| 1840 | 18.25 | +17.1% |
| 1845 | 21.24 | +16.4% |
| 1850 | 24.58 | +15.7% |
| 1855 | 28.26 | +15.0% |
| 1860 | 37.6 | +33.1% |
| 1865 | 36.88 | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 42.78 | +16.0% |
| 1875 | 35.55 | -16.9% |
| 1880 | 38.12 | +7.2% |
| 1885 | 34.37 | -9.8% |
| 1890 | 43.05 | +25.3% |
| 1895 | 42.39 | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 71.6 | +68.9% |
| 1905 | 73.92 | +3.2% |
| 1910 | 82.09 | +11.1% |
| 1915 | 66.88 | -18.5% |
| 1920 | 54.82 | -18.0% |
| 1925 | 62.99 | +14.9% |
| 1930 | 65.38 | +3.8% |
| 1935 | 70.57 | +7.9% |
| 1940 | 81.05 | +14.9% |
| 1945 | 86.62 | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 68.76 | -20.6% |
| 1955 | 68.96 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 96.35 | +39.7% |
| 1965 | 98.14 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 91 | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 87.89 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 88.78 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 87.3 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 93.65 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 100 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 88.4 | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 91.84 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 95.27 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 96.97 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 98.47 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 99.52 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 97.83 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 98.07 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.6 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 92.91 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 90.23 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 99.35 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 99.57 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.47 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.98 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 99.01 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.39 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.36 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.12 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.02 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.07 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.23 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 97.98 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.89 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 95.8 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.34 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 96.06 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.19 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 93.56 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.65 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.33 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.66 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 87.91 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 85.52 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.4 | -3.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 82.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 84% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 82.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +68.9% | 42.39 | 71.6 |
| 1960 | +39.7% | 68.96 | 96.35 |
| 1860 | +33.1% | 28.26 | 37.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 10.36 | 9.48 | 11.24 | 2 |
| 1830s | 14.43 | 13.26 | 15.59 | 2 |
| 1840s | 19.74 | 18.25 | 21.24 | 2 |
| 1850s | 26.42 | 24.58 | 28.26 | 2 |
| 1860s | 37.24 | 36.88 | 37.6 | 2 |
| 1870s | 39.16 | 35.55 | 42.78 | 2 |
| 1880s | 36.24 | 34.37 | 38.12 | 2 |
| 1890s | 42.72 | 42.39 | 43.05 | 2 |
| 1900s | 72.76 | 71.6 | 73.92 | 2 |
| 1910s | 74.48 | 66.88 | 82.09 | 2 |
| 1920s | 58.91 | 54.82 | 62.99 | 2 |
| 1930s | 67.97 | 65.38 | 70.57 | 2 |
| 1940s | 83.84 | 81.05 | 86.62 | 2 |
| 1950s | 68.86 | 68.76 | 68.96 | 2 |
| 1960s | 97.25 | 96.35 | 98.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 92.11 | 87.3 | 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.98 | 96 | 99.52 | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.52 | 90.23 | 99.35 | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.46 | 96.6 | 99.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.54 | 93.19 | 98.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.76 | 82.4 | 92.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Barbados?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Barbados was 82.4 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1975.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 in 1820.
- How does Barbados rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 177th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.