Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 82.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
82.6%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
149th
of 178 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2007
All-time low
82.6%
in 2024
Years of data
28
1971–2024
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 82.6% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Barbados peaked at 98.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 149th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.6% | 85.7% | 97.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 92.9% | 98.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 82.6% | 91.9% | 5 |
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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, female in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Barbados was 82.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Barbados ranks 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release