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.
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (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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