School life expectancy, primary, male in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.04 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Barbados, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5.04 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Barbados peaked at 7.07 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.04 years, in 2024.
That places Barbados 156th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.19 years | 5.73 years | 6.53 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.6 years | 6.08 years | 7.07 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.26 years | 6.82 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.17 years | 6 years | 6.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 5.74 years | 6.09 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.44 years | 5.04 years | 5.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 153 Italy 5.16 years compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 5.13 years compare
- 155 British Virgin Islands 5.05 years compare
- 157 Reunion 5.04 years compare
- 158 Bangladesh 5.01 years compare
- 159 Czechia 5 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, male in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Barbados was 5.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 years in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Barbados ranks 156th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release