School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.97 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados stood at 7.97 years. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados peaked at 9.3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.97 years, in 2024.
That places Barbados 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.3 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.13 years | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.13 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.12 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.08 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.86 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.79 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.69 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.49 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.36 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.23 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.97 years | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3 years | 9.3 years | 9.3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.14 years | 9.08 years | 9.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 years | 8.66 years | 9.09 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.25 years | 7.97 years | 8.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 159 Singapore 8.03 years compare
- 160 Hungary 8.02 years compare
- 161 Brunei Darussalam 7.99 years compare
- 163 Chile 7.92 years compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 7.91 years compare
- 165 El Salvador 7.88 years compare
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados was 7.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Barbados ranks 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release