School enrollment, tertiary, male in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 34.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, male in Barbados is 34.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Barbados peaked at 46.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.5% | — |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +32.1% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +107.5% |
| 1984 | 20.1% | +44.6% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | -27.2% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +81.7% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +61.9% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 13.9% | 20.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 14.4% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 22.9% | 46.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 31.0% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.6% | 36.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 91 Mauritius 36.7% compare
- 92 Tajikistan 36.7% compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 36.6% compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.4% compare
- 96 Viet Nam 34.3% compare
- 97 Palestine, State of 34.0% compare
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, tertiary, male in Barbados?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Barbados was 34.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Barbados ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, tertiary, 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.