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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Barbados, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
81/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Math & Science Score
30/100
OECD PISA 2022

Data Explorer

Primary school starting age (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)
35.3737751844104
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1.5100395716584
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, pupils
18457
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
7.529
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)
7.94820022583008
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
147247
2024 · World Bank
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
3.55593188106322
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)
72.1972084646556
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
92.8286852589641
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers)
37.5
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
53.5815662047086
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)
54.679802955665
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)
72.2371967654987
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
49.9310682051247
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
11
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)
73.8028169014084
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
102.002355712603
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
12.9336795806885
2024 · World Bank
Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers)
53.6231884057971
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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