School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.17 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Barbados is 10.17 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Barbados peaked at 12.72 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.17 years, in 2024.
That places Barbados 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.73 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.48 years | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 11.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 10.21 years | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 10.97 years | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 11.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 11.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 11.78 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 11.96 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 11.82 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 11.61 years | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 11.79 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 11.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 12.57 years | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 12.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 12.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 11.7 years | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 11.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.48 years | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 11.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.48 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.42 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.33 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.22 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.01 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.92 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.84 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.72 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.63 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.38 years | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.17 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.36 years | 10.21 years | 11.96 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.15 years | 11.61 years | 12.72 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.71 years | 11.7 years | 11.72 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.48 years | 11.4 years | 11.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 10.92 years | 11.39 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.55 years | 10.17 years | 10.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 secondary, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Barbados was 10.17 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Barbados ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release