Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Barbados
Gross tertiary enrolment in Barbados was 50.8% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
Barbados, 2025
50.8%
Change from 2024
−2.8percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Barbados over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.8% | – |
| 2024 | 53.6% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.8 percentage points from 53.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.3%, the figure has changed by −6.5 percentage points.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
Primary school enrolment (gross)
83.9%
2024 · 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
Out-of-school children
17.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS