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Barbados
School enrollment, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Global rank#5out of 9 countries
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Historical trend

74.256.538.721.03.3197119982025Barbados · 2025: 50.80%Barbados

Analytical takeaways

  • Barbados records 50.80% for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in 2025, ranking #5 globally out of 9 countries.
  • School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) increased from 3.27% in 1971 to 50.80% in 2025, a gain of 47.53%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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