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Barbados
School enrollment, primary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Global rank#123out of 134 countries
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Historical trend

11810910192.383.9197119982024Barbados · 2024: 83.94%Barbados

Analytical takeaways

  • Barbados records 83.94% for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in 2024, ranking #123 globally out of 134 countries.
  • School enrollment, primary (% gross) declined from 104.10% in 1971 to 83.94% in 2024, a decrease of 20.17%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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