School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) was 0.7154 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.7154 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Barbados peaked at 1.54 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7154 years, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 17th 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, male (years) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9401 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.9195 years | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9041 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.03 years | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 years | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 years | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9881 years | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.54 years | +56.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8381 years | -45.6% |
| 2010 | 0.935 years | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9485 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 years | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.16 years | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8078 years | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8351 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8808 years | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7315 years | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8257 years | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.868 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7749 years | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7154 years | -7.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.7154 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1947 years, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.7154 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4171 years, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9401 years | 0.9401 years | 0.9401 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 years | 0.8381 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9756 years | 0.8078 years | 1.16 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7831 years | 0.7154 years | 0.868 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, male in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Barbados was 0.7154 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7154 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release