Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 85.52 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
85.52
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.57
in 2000
All-time low
85.52
in 2023
Years of data
36
1971–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Barbados, 1971–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 85.52 for total net enrolment rate: primary education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Barbados peaked at 99.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.52, in 2023.
That places Barbados 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 87.89 | — |
| 1972 | 88.78 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 87.3 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 88.4 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 91.84 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 95.27 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 96.97 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 98.47 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 99.52 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 97.83 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 98.07 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.6 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 90.23 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 99.35 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 99.57 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.47 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.98 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 99.01 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.39 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.36 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.12 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.02 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.07 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.23 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 97.98 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.34 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 96.06 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.19 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 93.56 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.65 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.33 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.31 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 87.91 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 85.52 | -2.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 85.52 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 85.52 is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.19, 91% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.92 | 87.3 | 96.97 | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.47 | 97.83 | 99.52 | 4 |
| 1990s | 95.06 | 90.23 | 99.35 | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.46 | 96.6 | 99.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.34 | 93.19 | 98.23 | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.02 | 85.52 | 92.33 | 4 |
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: primary education in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Barbados was 85.52 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.52 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Barbados ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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