School enrollment, primary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, primary, female was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 83.0% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Barbados peaked at 117.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 184th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 102.9% | — |
| 1972 | 100.2% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 98.7% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 84.5% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 91.9% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 97.2% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 103.1% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 107.0% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 109.0% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 102.1% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 104.8% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 104.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 105.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 115.5% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 113.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 117.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 111.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 106.1% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 102.2% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 101.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 103.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 102.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 102.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 100.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.4% | 84.5% | 109.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 109.0% | 102.1% | 117.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 106.4% | 102.2% | 111.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 101.2% | 99.8% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 93.1% | 100.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 83.0% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Barbados?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Barbados was 83.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 117.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Barbados ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.