Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados

Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 38.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.7%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
20th
of 110 countries
All-time high
51.1%
in 2003
All-time low
31.5%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados, 1999–2019

02040601999200920191999: 31.5 %2000: 33.6 %2001: 41.8 %2002: 39.4 %2003: 51.1 %2004: 44.4 %2005: 40.3 %2006: 40.1 %2007: 49.9 %2008: 47.5 %2009: 43.8 %2010: 46.9 %2011: 50.5 %2014: 46 %2015: 45.9 %2016: 45.5 %2017: 38.2 %2018: 37.9 %2019: 38.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados is 38.7%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados peaked at 51.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1999.

That places Barbados 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 1
2000s 43.2% 33.6% 51.1% 10
2010s 43.7% 37.9% 50.5% 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 17 Hungary 41.9% compare
  2. 18 Greece 41.9% compare
  3. 19 Antigua and Barbuda 38.9% compare
  4. 21 Hong Kong (China) 37.2% compare
  5. 22 United States 34.3% compare
  6. 23 Germany 33.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados?
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Barbados was 38.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1999.
How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Barbados ranks 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,400 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.