Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0697 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados is 0.0697 units per person, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.1193 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0697 units per person, in 2018.
That places Barbados 100th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1075 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1103 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1118 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.11 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1183 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1154 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.114 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1193 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1172 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1185 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1142 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1098 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1088 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1087 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1122 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0985 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0928 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0832 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0802 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0791 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0786 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0784 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0794 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0794 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0772 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0761 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0746 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0727 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0708 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0713 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.074 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0737 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0729 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0723 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 units per person | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1138 units per person | 0.1075 units per person | 0.1193 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1101 units per person | 0.0985 units per person | 0.1185 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.088 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 0.0928 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0776 units per person | 0.0727 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0721 units per person | 0.0697 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Barbados was 0.0697 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1193 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0697 units per person in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 100th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.