School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.5914 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.5914 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados peaked at 1.07 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5914 years, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 27th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6496 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.6764 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8395 years | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7957 years | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 years | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 years | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8424 years | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8126 years | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9642 years | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9027 years | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8509 years | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9501 years | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.07 years | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9428 years | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9253 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9032 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7534 years | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7434 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7754 years | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7653 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7248 years | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7687 years | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7576 years | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5914 years | -21.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5914 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2318 years, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5914 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507 years, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6496 years | 0.6496 years | 0.6496 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8645 years | 0.6764 years | 1.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8825 years | 0.7434 years | 1.07 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7216 years | 0.5914 years | 0.7687 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados was 0.5914 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5914 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release