Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados

Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
116th
of 188 countries
All-time high
101.6%
in 1999
All-time low
96.8%
in 2002
Years of data
19
1999–2019

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

02550751001999200920191999: 101.6 %2000: 99 %2001: 97.5 %2002: 96.8 %2003: 98 %2004: 98.3 %2005: 98.1 %2006: 98.1 %2007: 98.6 %2008: 99.9 %2009: 99.7 %2010: 99.3 %2011: 100 %2014: 98.5 %2015: 99.4 %2016: 99.8 %2017: 98.8 %2018: 98.4 %2019: 99.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados stood at 99.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados peaked at 101.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 2002.

Barbados ranks 116th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Barbados, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 101.6%
2000 99.0% -2.6%
2001 97.5% -1.5%
2002 96.8% -0.8%
2003 98.0% +1.2%
2004 98.3% +0.4%
2005 98.1% -0.2%
2006 98.1% +0.0%
2007 98.6% +0.5%
2008 99.9% +1.3%
2009 99.7% -0.2%
2010 99.3% -0.3%
2011 100.0% +0.7%
2014 98.5% -1.5%
2015 99.4% +1.0%
2016 99.8% +0.4%
2017 98.8% -1.1%
2018 98.4% -0.4%
2019 99.2% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 101.6% 101.6% 101.6% 1
2000s 98.4% 96.8% 99.9% 10
2010s 99.2% 98.4% 100.0% 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 113 Maldives 99.3% compare
  2. 114 Poland 99.3% compare
  3. 115 Guyana 99.3% compare
  4. 117 Belarus 99.1% compare
  5. 118 Saint Lucia 98.9% compare
  6. 119 Ukraine 98.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Barbados was 99.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2002.
How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Barbados ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.