Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0653 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0653 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.1193 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0653 units per person, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1107 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1136 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1148 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.11 units per person | -4.2% |
| 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 | 0.0795 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.079 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0788 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0797 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0797 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0772 units per person | -3.1% |
| 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% |
| 2019 | 0.068 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0676 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0671 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0671 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0656 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0653 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1148 units per person | 0.11 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 | 0.0778 units per person | 0.0727 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0716 units per person | 0.068 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0665 units per person | 0.0653 units per person | 0.0676 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Barbados?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Barbados was 0.0653 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1193 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0653 units per person in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.