Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados
Barbados: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 52.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 52.1% for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados peaked at 84.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2020.
That places Barbados 98th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 77.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 74.5% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 53.4% | 75.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 45.8% | 52.1% | 5 |
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 share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados was 52.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 98th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release