Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 82.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Barbados is 82.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Barbados peaked at 99.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2024.
That places Barbados 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 88.6% | — |
| 1972 | 90.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 88.9% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 91.4% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 94.8% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 97.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.2% | 88.0% | 96.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 91.4% | 97.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.2% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 93.5% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 82.2% | 92.8% | 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, male in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Barbados was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Barbados ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release