Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Barbados, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 92.6% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 1983.
Barbados ranks 44th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 76.7% | — |
| 1989 | 83.3% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.0% | 76.7% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 90.1% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.5% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 91.8% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Barbados was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 1983.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release