Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Barbados
Barbados: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 65.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 65.6% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Barbados peaked at 86.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2023.
That places Barbados 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 67.6% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 70.8% | 86.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 59.7% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Barbados?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Barbados was 65.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Barbados ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.