How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Barbados ranks 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.8211 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

0.8211 years

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

12th

of 109 countries

All-time high

1.28 years

in 2008

All-time low

0.7687 years

in 1999

Years of data

1999–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados, 1999–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados is 0.8211 years, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 1.28 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7687 years, in 1999.

That places Barbados 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.7687 years	0.7687 years	0.7687 years	1
2000s	0.9506 years	0.7951 years	1.28 years	10
2010s	0.9157 years	0.7919 years	1.03 years	8

Countries ranked near Barbados

9 Puerto Rico 0.8637 years compare
10 Kazakhstan 0.8509 years compare
11 Germany 0.8486 years compare
13 Greece 0.7342 years compare
14 Hungary 0.6888 years compare
15 Namibia 0.6507 years compare

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More reference data data for Barbados

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0355 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 31.26 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 23.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 73.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2377 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Barbados was 0.8211 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 1.28 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7687 years in 1999.
How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Barbados ranks 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.