School completion in Barbados
Barbados: School completion was 99.45 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.45
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
47th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.45
in 2025
All-time low
99.05
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Barbados, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Barbados stood at 99.45. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Barbados peaked at 99.45 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.05, in 1981.
That places Barbados 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
School completion in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.05 | — |
| 1982 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.11 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.11 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.13 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.14 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.16 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.16 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.18 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.19 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.21 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.22 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.23 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.24 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.27 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.27 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.28 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.27 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.27 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.27 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.29 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.35 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.41 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.42 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.44 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.45 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 99.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 99.45 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.1 | 99.05 | 99.16 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.22 | 99.16 | 99.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.28 | 99.27 | 99.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.36 | 99.31 | 99.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.42 | 99.4 | 99.45 | 6 |
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 school completion in Barbados?
- School completion in Barbados was 99.45 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.45 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.05 in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for school completion?
- Barbados ranks 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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