Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 91.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
91.76
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
99.93
in 2011
All-time low
76.67
in 1983
Years of data
21
1983–2023
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Barbados, 1983–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 91.76 for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Barbados peaked at 99.93 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.67, in 1983.
Barbados ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 76.67 | — |
| 1989 | 83.31 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 98.34 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 96.57 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 94.44 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 90.13 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 97.34 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 94.62 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 95.98 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 99.47 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 96.86 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 99.64 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 97.78 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 99.93 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 96.32 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 96.96 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.56 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.19 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 98.71 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.26 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 91.76 | -1.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 91.76 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 91.76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.37, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.99 | 76.67 | 83.31 | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.34 | 98.34 | 98.34 | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.12 | 90.13 | 99.64 | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.79 | 96.32 | 99.93 | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.58 | 91.76 | 98.71 | 3 |
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: upper secondary education in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Barbados was 91.76 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.93 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.67 in 1983.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).