Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
52nd
of 161 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2019
All-time low
92.5%
in 2010
Years of data
14
1983–2024
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados stood at 97.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 52nd of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 97.8% | — |
| 1989 | 93.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.6% | 93.5% | 97.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 92.7% | 95.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.5% | 98.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 93.9% | 98.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Barbados was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Barbados ranks 52nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release