Primary school enrolment (gross) in Barbados
Gross primary school enrolment in Barbados was 83.9% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1971.
Barbados, 2024
83.9%
Change from 2023
−4.1percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Barbados over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.9% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | – | 103.0% |
| 2012 | – | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 100.6% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 100.5% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 101.3% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 101.6% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 102.4% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 104.5% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 103.5% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 104.4% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.1 percentage points from 88.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.4%, the figure has changed by −12.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
50.8%
2025 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
1970 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
26.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.5%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.2%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
94.2%
2012 · UNESCO UIS