Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados

Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
100.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
101st
of 188 countries
All-time high
101.9%
in 1999
All-time low
98.1%
in 2002
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados, 1999–2019

02550751001999200920191999: 101.9 %2000: 100 %2001: 98.9 %2002: 98.1 %2003: 99.4 %2004: 99.2 %2005: 99 %2006: 99.3 %2007: 99.3 %2008: 100.3 %2009: 100.1 %2010: 99.6 %2011: 99.9 %2014: 98.9 %2015: 99.2 %2016: 99.3 %2017: 99.6 %2018: 99.6 %2019: 100.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados is 100.3%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 101.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2002.

That places Barbados 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Barbados, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 101.9%
2000 100.0% -1.8%
2001 98.9% -1.1%
2002 98.1% -0.8%
2003 99.4% +1.3%
2004 99.2% -0.2%
2005 99.0% -0.2%
2006 99.3% +0.3%
2007 99.3% +0.0%
2008 100.3% +1.0%
2009 100.1% -0.1%
2010 99.6% -0.6%
2011 99.9% +0.3%
2014 98.9% -1.0%
2015 99.2% +0.3%
2016 99.3% +0.1%
2017 99.6% +0.3%
2018 99.6% -0.0%
2019 100.3% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 101.9% 101.9% 101.9% 1
2000s 99.4% 98.1% 100.3% 10
2010s 99.5% 98.9% 100.3% 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 98 Maldives 100.5% compare
  2. 99 Iceland 100.4% compare
  3. 100 Uzbekistan 100.4% compare
  4. 102 Guyana 100.3% compare
  5. 103 Azerbaijan 100.3% compare
  6. 104 Sri Lanka 100.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Barbados was 100.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2002.
How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.