School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 1.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Barbados, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Barbados stood at 1.39 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Barbados peaked at 1.76 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3069 years, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 132nd 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, male (years) (expectancy male) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3069 years | — |
| 1978 | 0.5782 years | +88.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6052 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7801 years | +28.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8993 years | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.833 years | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7858 years | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.57 years | +100.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5 years | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.64 years | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.57 years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.52 years | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.58 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.65 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.64 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.58 years | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.69 years | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.63 years | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.56 years | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.64 years | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.76 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.67 years | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6 years | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.51 years | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.35 years | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.34 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.39 years | +2.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.39 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 years, 58% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.39 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91 years, 73% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +100.2% | 0.7858 years | 1.57 years |
| 1978 | +88.4% | 0.3069 years | 0.5782 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4968 years | 0.3069 years | 0.6052 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8246 years | 0.7801 years | 0.8993 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.57 years | 1.57 years | 1.57 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.59 years | 1.5 years | 1.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 years | 1.56 years | 1.76 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.39 years | 1.34 years | 1.51 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, male in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Barbados was 1.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3069 years in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Barbados ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release