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Barbados's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 107.6 % in 1983 to 83.9 % in 2024.
Barbados · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Barbados's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.8 % in 1970 to 100.0 % in 2012.
Barbados's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 87.6 % in 1982 to 104.4 % in 2024.
Barbados's tertiary enrolment rose from 15.2 % in 1981 to 50.8 % in 2025.
Barbados's children out of school, primary rose from 458 in 1981 to 3,420 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −6.9 pts87th of 111
- Tertiary attainment41st of 42*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)47th of 58*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs33rd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs73rd of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts30th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +2.3 pts22nd of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.7 %18th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Barbados.