School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.53 years in 2011. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Barbados, 1971–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Barbados is 4.53 years, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Barbados peaked at 5.21 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1477 years, in 1971.
That places Barbados 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2045 years | 0.1477 years | 0.2459 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9002 years | 0.7715 years | 0.9938 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.01 years | 2.45 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.78 years | 2.85 years | 5.21 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.66 years | 4.53 years | 4.79 years | 2 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Barbados was 4.53 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1477 years in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Barbados ranks 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.