School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Barbados, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Barbados stood at 5 years. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 7.03 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2024.
That places Barbados 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1 years | 5.65 years | 6.56 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.1 years | 7.03 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.47 years | 6.2 years | 6.74 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.12 years | 5.99 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 years | 5.67 years | 6.02 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5 years | 5.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 163 Solomon Islands 5.05 years compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.04 years compare
- 165 Syria 5 years compare
- 167 Czechia 5 years compare
- 168 Comoros 4.93 years compare
- 169 Micronesia (country) 4.92 years compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Barbados was 5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release