Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 82.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados is 82.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 99.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2024.
That places Barbados 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 87.9% | — |
| 1972 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 87.3% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 91.8% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 95.3% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 97.0% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 98.5% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 97.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 90.2% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.9% | 87.3% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.5% | 97.8% | 99.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 90.2% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 96.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.2% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.4% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Barbados was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release