School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Barbados, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Barbados stood at 1.45 years.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Barbados peaked at 1.75 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3446 years, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 123rd of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5682 years | 0.3446 years | 0.6932 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8513 years | 0.7623 years | 0.9284 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.53 years | 1.53 years | 1.53 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.61 years | 1.53 years | 1.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 years | 1.57 years | 1.75 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.44 years | 1.37 years | 1.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 120 Azerbaijan 1.5 years compare
- 121 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1.49 years compare
- 122 Zimbabwe 1.48 years compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 1.45 years compare
- 125 Bhutan 1.44 years compare
- 126 Morocco 1.43 years compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Barbados was 1.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3446 years in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Barbados ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release