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

Barbados: Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 40.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
40.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 2007
All-time low
40.8%
in 2018
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados, 1999–2018

0204060801999200820181999: 76.1 %2000: 66.8 %2001: 74.4 %2002: 74.9 %2003: 79.7 %2004: 78.3 %2005: 79 %2006: 74.5 %2007: 79.8 %2008: 75.5 %2009: 69.7 %2010: 70.2 %2011: 73.1 %2014: 59.8 %2015: 54.2 %2016: 50.6 %2017: 41 %2018: 40.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 40.8% for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados peaked at 79.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2018.

Barbados ranks 80th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Barbados, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 76.1%
2000 66.8% -12.2%
2001 74.4% +11.3%
2002 74.9% +0.7%
2003 79.7% +6.5%
2004 78.3% -1.7%
2005 79.0% +0.8%
2006 74.5% -5.7%
2007 79.8% +7.2%
2008 75.5% -5.5%
2009 69.7% -7.7%
2010 70.2% +0.8%
2011 73.1% +4.1%
2014 59.8% -18.2%
2015 54.2% -9.4%
2016 50.6% -6.6%
2017 41.0% -19.0%
2018 40.8% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.1% 76.1% 76.1% 1
2000s 75.3% 66.8% 79.8% 10
2010s 55.7% 40.8% 73.1% 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 77 Hong Kong 54.3% compare
  2. 78 Antigua and Barbuda 52.0% compare
  3. 79 Kenya 46.4% compare
  4. 81 Gibraltar 34.6% compare
  5. 82 China 32.0% compare
  6. 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados?
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Barbados was 40.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2018.
How does Barbados rank for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Barbados ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female 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 female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,138 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female 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.