Primary enrollment selected countries in Barbados
Barbados: Primary enrollment selected countries was 82.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.4
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
177th
of 209 countries
All-time high
100
in 1975
All-time low
9.48
in 1820
Years of data
70
1820–2024
Primary enrollment selected countries in Barbados, 1820–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 82.4 for primary enrollment selected countries in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries 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 70 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries 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% |
| 1975 | 100 | +14.5% |
| 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% |
| 1992 | 90.23 | -5.6% |
| 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% |
| 2014 | 94.7 | -3.3% |
| 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 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 | 91.94 | 87.3 | 100 | 9 |
| 1980s | 97.98 | 96 | 99.52 | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.06 | 90.23 | 99.35 | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.46 | 96.6 | 99.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.34 | 93.19 | 98.23 | 8 |
| 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)
- 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 enrollment selected countries in Barbados?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in Barbados was 82.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1975.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 in 1820.
- How does Barbados rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- Barbados ranks 177th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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