Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados

Barbados: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 53.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
53.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
84th
of 99 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2008
All-time low
53.4%
in 2019
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, 1999–2019

0204060801999200920191999: 79 %2000: 77.2 %2001: 79.6 %2002: 81.5 %2003: 83.4 %2004: 82 %2005: 82.7 %2006: 81.5 %2007: 81.8 %2008: 84.4 %2009: 74.5 %2010: 74.2 %2011: 75.4 %2014: 66.2 %2015: 65.3 %2016: 64 %2017: 53.8 %2018: 54.2 %2019: 53.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados is 53.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados peaked at 84.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2019.

Barbados ranks 84th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Barbados, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 79.0%
2000 77.2% -2.3%
2001 79.6% +3.1%
2002 81.5% +2.3%
2003 83.4% +2.3%
2004 82.0% -1.6%
2005 82.7% +0.8%
2006 81.5% -1.5%
2007 81.8% +0.5%
2008 84.4% +3.1%
2009 74.5% -11.7%
2010 74.2% -0.4%
2011 75.4% +1.5%
2014 66.2% -12.1%
2015 65.3% -1.4%
2016 64.0% -2.1%
2017 53.8% -15.9%
2018 54.2% +0.7%
2019 53.4% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.0% 79.0% 79.0% 1
2000s 80.9% 74.5% 84.4% 10
2010s 63.3% 53.4% 75.4% 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 81 Panama 65.6% compare
  2. 82 France 55.0% compare
  3. 83 Afghanistan 54.9% compare
  4. 85 Antigua and Barbuda 52.6% compare
  5. 86 Kenya 48.8% compare
  6. 87 Czechia 36.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados?
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados was 53.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2019.
How does Barbados rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Barbados ranks 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,232 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.