School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados

Barbados: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.69 years in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
16.69 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 175 countries
All-time high
17.32 years
in 2009
All-time low
10.22 years
in 1974
Years of data
16
1971–2011

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados, 1971–2011

0510151971199120111971: 10.9 years1972: 11 years1973: 11.1 years1974: 10.2 years1981: 12 years1984: 12.6 years1985: 12.9 years1989: 13.5 years1990: 12.6 years1999: 14.7 years2000: 14.9 years2001: 14.8 years2007: 16.4 years2009: 17.3 years2010: 16.8 years2011: 16.7 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados is 16.69 years, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados peaked at 17.32 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.22 years, in 1974.

Barbados ranks 36th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.81 years 10.22 years 11.11 years 4
1980s 12.75 years 11.96 years 13.51 years 4
1990s 13.64 years 12.63 years 14.66 years 2
2000s 15.84 years 14.78 years 17.32 years 4
2010s 16.76 years 16.69 years 16.83 years 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 33 Israel 16.73 years compare
  2. 34 Canada 16.72 years compare
  3. 35 Estonia 16.72 years compare
  4. 37 Italy 16.48 years compare
  5. 38 Austria 16.39 years compare
  6. 39 Switzerland 16.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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All data for Barbados β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Barbados was 16.69 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 17.32 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 10.22 years in 1974.
How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Barbados ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.