Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 98.64 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.64
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
99.84
in 2015
All-time low
92.89
in 2010
Years of data
24
1981–2023
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados, 1981–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados is 98.64, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados peaked at 99.84 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.89, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 94.74 | — |
| 1983 | 98.01 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 93.36 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 99.22 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 98.29 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 96.38 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 98.83 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 95.98 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 96.64 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.92 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.23 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 98.12 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 93.24 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 96.35 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 92.89 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 93.91 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 98.33 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 99.84 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 99.67 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.19 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.29 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 93.59 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 96.08 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 98.64 | +2.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 98.64 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.54, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 98.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.64, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.37 | 93.36 | 98.01 | 3 |
| 1990s | 99.22 | 99.22 | 99.22 | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.7 | 93.24 | 98.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3 | 92.89 | 99.84 | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.11 | 93.59 | 98.64 | 3 |
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 total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Barbados was 98.64 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.84 in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.89 in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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