Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados

Barbados: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 4.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.6%
Change on year
up 31.5%
World rank
95th
of 153 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2009
All-time low
1.7%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados, 2000–2019

2468102000200920192000: 4.1 %2002: 5.9 %2003: 8.5 %2004: 7 %2005: 6.2 %2006: 6.3 %2007: 8.7 %2008: 10.2 %2009: 10.5 %2010: 7 %2011: 6.7 %2014: 1.7 %2015: 2 %2016: 2.2 %2017: 3.2 %2018: 3.5 %2019: 4.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados stood at 4.6%.

That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados peaked at 10.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.

That places Barbados 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Barbados, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 4.1%
2002 5.9% +43.1%
2003 8.5% +44.4%
2004 7.0% -17.2%
2005 6.2% -12.1%
2006 6.3% +1.3%
2007 8.7% +39.2%
2008 10.2% +17.1%
2009 10.5% +3.3%
2010 7.0% -33.2%
2011 6.7% -4.4%
2014 1.7% -74.7%
2015 2.0% +17.1%
2016 2.2% +7.9%
2017 3.2% +46.8%
2018 3.5% +11.6%
2019 4.6% +31.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.5% 4.1% 10.5% 9
2010s 3.9% 1.7% 7.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Barbados was 4.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
How does Barbados rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Barbados ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/