Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados
Barbados: Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education was 15.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados is 15.73, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados peaked at 19.54 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 136th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 9.68 | — |
| 1979 | 14.88 | +53.7% |
| 1980 | 15.96 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 16.54 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.37 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 19.54 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 16.51 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 16.6 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.17 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 14.86 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 14.6 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.63 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 15.65 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 14.56 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 15.48 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.58 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.55 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.15 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.14 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.73 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.74 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.67 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 15.52 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.73 | +1.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 15.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.56, 51% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 15.73 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.36, 58% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +53.7% | 9.68 | 14.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.14 | 0 | 14.88 | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.96 | 15.96 | 15.96 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.65 | 14.6 | 19.54 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.29 | 14.56 | 15.65 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.28 | 14.73 | 15.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados?
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education in Barbados was 15.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19.54 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education?
- Barbados ranks 136th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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