School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.6554 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados stood at 0.6554 years. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 1.22 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6554 years, in 2024.
That places Barbados 20th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.796 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.7995 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8722 years | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9128 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9661 years | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.933 years | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9805 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9761 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.22 years | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8445 years | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9426 years | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 years | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7813 years | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7902 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8291 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7481 years | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7759 years | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8186 years | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7664 years | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6554 years | -14.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6554 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 3.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6554 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5031 years, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.796 years | 0.796 years | 0.796 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9555 years | 0.7995 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9296 years | 0.7813 years | 1.04 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7529 years | 0.6554 years | 0.8186 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Greece 0.7914 years compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 0.7198 years compare
- 19 Puerto Rico 0.6593 years compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6392 years compare
- 22 Ireland 0.6268 years compare
- 23 Namibia 0.6211 years compare
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados was 0.6554 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6554 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release