Barbados is a small state of the Commonwealth and the most eastern of the Caribbean islands, with a population of about 280,000. Barbados ranks high among Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries in terms of social and economic indicators.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
18,617 | 18,979 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20191 |
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105% | 101% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20111 |
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91% | 40% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
66.0% | n/a | |
Secondary (2018) | Tertiary (2007) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |