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GOAL 4: Quality Education in Barbados

Barbados: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
160th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7 5 year moving average
in 2012
All-time low
0.273 5 year moving average
in 2017
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Barbados, 2004–2023

00.20.40.62004201320232004: 0.429 5 year moving average2005: 0.429 5 year moving average2006: 0.333 5 year moving average2007: 0.333 5 year moving average2008: 0.444 5 year moving average2009: 0.556 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.5 5 year moving average2012: 0.7 5 year moving average2013: 0.7 5 year moving average2014: 0.545 5 year moving average2015: 0.545 5 year moving average2016: 0.455 5 year moving average2017: 0.273 5 year moving average2018: 0.273 5 year moving average2019: 0.273 5 year moving average2020: 0.364 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.6 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 4: quality education in Barbados stood at 0.5 5 year moving average.

The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Barbados peaked at 0.7 5 year moving average in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.273 5 year moving average, in 2017.

That places Barbados 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Barbados, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.429 5 year moving average —
2005 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2006 0.333 5 year moving average -22.4%
2007 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.444 5 year moving average +33.3%
2009 0.556 5 year moving average +25.2%
2010 0.5 5 year moving average -10.1%
2011 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.7 5 year moving average +40.0%
2013 0.7 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.545 5 year moving average -22.1%
2015 0.545 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.455 5 year moving average -16.5%
2017 0.273 5 year moving average -40.0%
2018 0.273 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.273 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.364 5 year moving average +33.3%
2021 0.6 5 year moving average +64.8%
2022 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.5 5 year moving average -16.7%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4207 5 year moving average 0.333 5 year moving average 0.556 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.4764 5 year moving average 0.273 5 year moving average 0.7 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.516 5 year moving average 0.364 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 160 Andorra 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  2. 160 Angola 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  3. 160 Belize 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  4. 160 Cayman Islands 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  5. 160 Central African Republic 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  6. 160 Comoros 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  7. 160 Eritrea 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  8. 160 Guinea-Bissau 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  9. 160 Haiti 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  10. 160 Iraq 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  11. 160 Mali 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  12. 160 Nigeria 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  13. 160 Palau 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  14. 160 Papua New Guinea 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  15. 160 San Marino 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  16. 160 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  17. 160 Seychelles 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  18. 160 Sri Lanka 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  19. 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  20. 160 Sudan 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  21. 160 Tajikistan 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  22. 160 Uganda 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  23. 160 Vanuatu 0.5 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 4: quality education in Barbados?
Goal 4: quality education in Barbados was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.7 5 year moving average in 2012.
What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.273 5 year moving average in 2017.
How does Barbados rank for goal 4: quality education?
Barbados ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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