School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 1.73 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.73 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Barbados peaked at 2.34 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1774 years, in 1971.
That places Barbados 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1774 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2343 years | +32.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2994 years | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3352 years | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6958 years | +107.5% |
| 1984 | 1.01 years | +44.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7362 years | -27.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7193 years | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.31 years | +81.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1 years | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.15 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.19 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.93 years | +61.9% |
| 2009 | 2.33 years | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.16 years | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 2.02 years | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.28 years | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 2.33 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.94 years | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.76 years | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.74 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.55 years | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.58 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.74 years | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.82 years | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.81 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.75 years | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.73 years | -2.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.73 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.91 years, 59% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.73 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +107.5% | 0.3352 years | 0.6958 years |
| 1992 | +81.7% | 0.7193 years | 1.31 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2616 years | 0.1774 years | 0.3352 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8623 years | 0.6958 years | 1.01 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.04 years | 0.7193 years | 1.31 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.65 years | 1.15 years | 2.33 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.97 years | 1.55 years | 2.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 years | 1.73 years | 1.82 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Barbados was 1.73 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1774 years in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Barbados ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release