School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.49 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14.49 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados peaked at 17.35 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.48 years, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 85th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.46 years | 10.48 years | 11.88 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.35 years | 12.43 years | 13.79 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.85 years | 12.81 years | 14.89 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1 years | 15.23 years | 17.35 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.94 years | 16.94 years | 16.94 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.49 years | 14.49 years | 14.49 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 82 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 14.8 years compare
- 83 Luxembourg 14.62 years compare
- 84 Colombia 14.54 years compare
- 86 Brunei Darussalam 14.46 years compare
- 87 Bhutan 14.46 years compare
- 88 Romania 14.38 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados was 14.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.35 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 years in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Barbados ranks 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release