School enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 73.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados, 1974–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados stood at 73.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados peaked at 91.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 18.9% | — |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +62.1% |
| 1979 | 28.4% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 37.4% | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | +103.2% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | -10.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 73.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 80% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 73.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.7%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +103.2% | 36.2% | 73.6% |
| 1978 | +62.1% | 18.9% | 30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 18.9% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.4% | 40.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 67.5% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 75.1% | 91.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 73.5% | 82.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 86 Zimbabwe 74.2% compare
- 87 Montenegro 73.9% compare
- 88 Cape Verde 73.8% compare
- 90 United States 72.2% compare
- 91 Iran 71.3% compare
- 92 Croatia 71.0% compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Barbados was 73.5% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Barbados ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.