School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.04 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados is 8.04 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 9.39 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.04 years, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 158th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.38 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.27 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.28 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.33 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.24 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.24 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.18 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.97 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.82 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.77 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.61 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.44 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.29 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 8.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.04 years | -3.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 8.04 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.09 years, 88% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 8.04 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.89 years, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.38 years | 9.38 years | 9.38 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.27 years | 9.18 years | 9.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 years | 8.77 years | 9.18 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.34 years | 8.04 years | 8.61 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados was 8.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release