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Central America and the Caribbean > Barbados > Education

BARBADIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.99 % of GNI Time series [13th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 8.7 [23rd of 100]
Children out of school, primary 488 Time series [67th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 1.81 per 1,000 people Time series [65th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 232 Time series [67th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 0.861 per 1,000 people Time series [66th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 255 Time series [68th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 0.946 per 1,000 people Time series [61st of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 12 years [7th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [44th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 5 [146th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 23,074 Time series [158th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.086 per capita Time series [119th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 20,947 Time series [148th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 78.301 per 1,000 people Time series [97th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 7,979 Time series [106th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 29.986 per 1,000 people Time series [43rd of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.94% Time series [30th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 49.73% Time series [62nd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 70.69% Time series [4th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 98% Time series [29th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 98% Time series [33rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 98% Time series [25th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.2% Time series [8th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.4% Time series [23rd of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 7.6% [14th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 17.3% [36th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 33.7% [78th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 35% [55th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 28.6% [14th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3% Time series [18th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.7% Time series [29th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 99.5% Time series [10th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 102 Time series [22nd of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 101 Time series [24th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 104 Time series [18th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 85% [31st of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 23.41 % Time series [4th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 27.63 % Time series [10th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 69.28 % Time series [20th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.1% [22nd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.4% [80th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 68.522 [108th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [25th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1 Time series [67th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 2.47 Time series [4th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 85.2 [20th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 114.54 % Time series [23rd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 113.14 % Time series [28th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 113.83 % Time series [27th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 0.3% Time series [134th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 0.3% Time series [131st of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 0.3% Time series [135th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 600 Time series [138th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 2.237 per 1,000 people Time series [135th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 300 Time series [138th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 1.119 per 1,000 people Time series [131st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 300 Time series [138th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 1.119 per 1,000 people Time series [135th of 138]
Library books 174,000 [62nd of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 623.947 per 1,000 people [20th of 81]
Library members 59,484 [24th of 68]
    Library members (per capita) 213.304 per 1,000 people [6th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over has ever attended school
Literacy > Female 99.7% Time series [2nd of 157]
Literacy > Male 99.7% Time series [2nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 99.7% Time series [2nd of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 99.32 % Time series [3rd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 99.42 % Time series [9th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 99.36 % Time series [5th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.8 % Time series [8th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.8 % Time series [3rd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.8 % Time series [3rd of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 99.8% Time series [4th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 99.8% Time series [4th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 99.8% Time series [4th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 99.01 % Time series [3rd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 98 % Time series [2nd of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 100 % Time series [2nd of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 100 % Time series [3rd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 95.71 % Time series [12th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 97.81 % Time series [7th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 103.93 % Time series [12th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 100.83 % Time series [16th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 102.36 % Time series [14th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [42nd of 197]
Primary education, pupils 22,249 Time series [94th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.083 per capita Time series [88th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.21 % female Time series [15th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 1,469 Time series [78th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 5.45 per 1,000 people Time series [34th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 77.6 % female Time series [30th of 153]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.8 [67th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.3 [86th of 131]
Progression to secondary school > % 99.45 % Time series [6th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 98.86 % Time series [10th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 100 % Time series [1st of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.94 % Time series [9th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 16.4 % Time series [23rd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 22.9 [19th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.8 [20th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 69 [43rd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.15 Time series [84th of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 16.9 [137th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 15.4 [75th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 247.09 Time series [4th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.84 Time series [18th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.09 Time series [46th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 111.89 % Time series [5th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100 % Time series [33rd of 123]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 93.16 % gross Time series [8th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 92.71 % gross Time series [8th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 93.6 % gross Time series [8th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 108.27 % gross Time series [38th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 97.59 % net Time series [6th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 108.18 % gross Time series [33rd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.67 % net Time series [6th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 108.35 % gross Time series [43rd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.52 % net Time series [9th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 11.69 % Time series [35th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 113.3 % gross Time series [1st of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 96.24 % net Time series [1st of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 113.35 % gross Time series [1st of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 96.63 % net Time series [1st of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 113.25 % gross Time series [1st of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 95.86 % net Time series [2nd of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 5.04 % Time series [51st of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 37.75 % gross Time series [44th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 54.02 % gross Time series [33rd of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 21.86 % gross Time series [60th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 13.1 years [40th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 11.8 years [47th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years Time series [2nd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 14 years Time series [1st of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years Time series [1st of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 12.4 years [42nd of 110]
Scientific and technical journal articles 15 Time series [122nd of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 21,345 Time series [89th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.079 per 1,000 people Time series [39th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 21,418 Time series [82nd of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.079 per capita Time series [39th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.35 % female Time series [37th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 1,348 Time series [61st of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 5.001 per 1,000 people Time series [33rd of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 56.9 % female Time series [28th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 73 Time series [83rd of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 0.271 per 1,000 people Time series [82nd of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 38.2% [39th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 73.25 % Time series [41st of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 72.02 % Time series [38th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 77.51 % Time series [32nd of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 13.1 % Time series [55th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.2 % Time series [51st of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 15.5 % Time series [49th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 71.9 % Time series [6th of 77]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [33rd of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls boys only

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

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