Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Barbados
Barbados: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 85.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 85.3% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Barbados peaked at 109.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2019.
That places Barbados 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.2% | — |
| 2000 | 98.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 104.9% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 102.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 109.0% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 104.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 100.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | -7.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 85.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 88% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 85.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.2% | 100.2% | 100.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.9% | 97.5% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 81.4% | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 85.3% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More aid effectiveness data for Barbados
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 20,000 current US$ (1997)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 640,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 12.35 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 100,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 30,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 80,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.20 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Norway -10,000 current US$ (2001)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 14.80 million current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Barbados?
- Primary completion rate, total in Barbados was 85.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 109.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Barbados ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.