School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years 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 126th of 205 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3446 years | — |
| 1978 | 0.6667 years | +93.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6932 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7976 years | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 0.917 years | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9284 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7623 years | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 1.53 years | +100.8% |
| 2000 | 1.53 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.57 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.67 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.59 years | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.56 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.66 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.61 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.66 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.65 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.58 years | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.71 years | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.75 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.66 years | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.74 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.64 years | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.57 years | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.59 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.41 years | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 1.38 years | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.37 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.45 years | +5.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.45 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 years, 59% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.45 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 years, 73% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +100.8% | 0.7623 years | 1.53 years |
| 1978 | +93.4% | 0.3446 years | 0.6667 years |
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
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (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 126th out of 205 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