Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados

Barbados: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 7.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.0%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
120th
of 162 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2019
All-time low
4.2%
in 2004
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados, 2000–2019

024682000200920192000: 6.1 %2002: 4.9 %2003: 4.5 %2004: 4.2 %2005: 4.7 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 4.6 %2008: 4.8 %2009: 5 %2010: 5.2 %2011: 4.8 %2014: 6.3 %2015: 6.6 %2016: 6.2 %2017: 6.4 %2018: 6.7 %2019: 7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados stood at 7.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados peaked at 7.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2004.

Barbados ranks 120th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%) in Barbados, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 6.1%
2002 4.9% -19.3%
2003 4.5% -7.9%
2004 4.2% -8.1%
2005 4.7% +13.1%
2006 5.5% +16.6%
2007 4.6% -16.1%
2008 4.8% +4.5%
2009 5.0% +3.9%
2010 5.2% +3.5%
2011 4.8% -7.2%
2014 6.3% +31.5%
2015 6.6% +3.8%
2016 6.2% -5.8%
2017 6.4% +2.6%
2018 6.7% +4.8%
2019 7.0% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.9% 4.2% 6.1% 9
2010s 6.1% 4.8% 7.0% 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 117 Costa Rica 7.8% compare
  2. 118 Sao Tome and Principe 7.6% compare
  3. 119 Namibia 7.5% compare
  4. 121 Israel 6.5% compare
  5. 122 Ghana 6.4% compare
  6. 123 Slovenia 6.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados?
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Barbados was 7.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2004.
How does Barbados rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
Barbados ranks 120th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,415 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in upper secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in upper secondary education.