School life expectancy, primary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.95 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Barbados, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Barbados stood at 4.95 years. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Barbados peaked at 7.01 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.95 years, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 163rd of 212 countries on this measure, 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 years | 5.07 years | 6.59 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.54 years | 6.13 years | 7.01 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.42 years | 6.14 years | 6.67 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.06 years | 5.99 years | 6.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 years | 5.59 years | 6.01 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3 years | 4.95 years | 5.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Barbados was 4.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release