School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Barbados

Barbados: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.89 years in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
13.89 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
74th
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.36 years
in 2009
All-time low
10.96 years
in 1972
Years of data
16
1971–2011

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

0510151971199120111971: 11 years1972: 11 years1973: 11.1 years1974: 11.3 years1981: 11.9 years1984: 12.5 years1985: 13.1 years1989: 12.8 years1990: 12.9 years1999: 13.4 years2000: 13.2 years2001: 13.2 years2007: 14.1 years2009: 14.4 years2010: 14.1 years2011: 13.9 years

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

Analysis

In 2011, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Barbados stood at 13.89 years.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Barbados peaked at 14.36 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.96 years, in 1972.

That places Barbados 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.09 years 10.96 years 11.28 years 4
1980s 12.57 years 11.87 years 13.05 years 4
1990s 13.14 years 12.91 years 13.36 years 2
2000s 13.72 years 13.2 years 14.36 years 4
2010s 14 years 13.89 years 14.12 years 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 71 Slovak Republic 14 years compare
  2. 72 Bulgaria 14 years compare
  3. 73 Mongolia 13.89 years compare
  4. 75 Cuba 13.88 years compare
  5. 76 Romania 13.84 years compare
  6. 77 Togo 13.82 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, male in Barbados?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Barbados was 13.89 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 14.36 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 10.96 years in 1972.
How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Barbados ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.