Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados
Barbados: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 0.5793 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados is 0.5793 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados peaked at 0.9529 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5793 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Barbados 97th out of 103 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9391 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.789 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8813 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8657 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.917 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9208 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8627 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8421 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.877 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8959 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9382 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8323 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7314 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6829 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6283 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6211 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6246 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6871 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6454 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6519 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6601 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5793 GPIA | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9391 GPIA | 0.9391 GPIA | 0.9391 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8826 GPIA | 0.789 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7443 GPIA | 0.6211 GPIA | 0.9382 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6448 GPIA | 0.5793 GPIA | 0.6871 GPIA | 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 0.5793 GPIA 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 0.9529 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5793 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 97th out of 103 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 30.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release