Participation rate in organized learning (one year before) … sex in Barbados
Barbados: Participation rate in organized learning (one year before) … sex was 78.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
78.2%
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
116th
of 183 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2008
All-time low
70.5%
in 2023
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 78.2% for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Barbados peaked at 97.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 116th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before) … sex in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.2% | — |
| 2001 | 89.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +10.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 78.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 82% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 78.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.7%, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 82.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 85.1% | 97.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 70.5% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 113 Nepal 80.0% compare
- 114 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 79.7% compare
- 115 South Africa 78.8% compare
- 117 Guyana 78.0% compare
- 118 Tonga 77.7% compare
- 119 Brunei Darussalam 77.3% compare
- 119 Brunei 77.3% compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Barbados?
- Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Barbados was 78.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the)?
- Barbados ranks 116th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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