School enrollment, secondary in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, secondary was 93.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Barbados, 1978–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 93.6% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Barbados peaked at 99.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 29th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 80.4% | — |
| 1981 | 84.6% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 82.9% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 87.8% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -2.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 93.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 93.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 81.8% | 87.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 78.9% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 84.4% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 85.2% | 99.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, secondary in Barbados?
- School enrollment, secondary in Barbados was 93.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.