Barbados: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Key figures

Since 1999 it is up 6.95 percentage points from 90.43% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2021, Barbados had the 8th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Barbados in the 2021 ranking

• Czechia — 4th of 18: 99.56%
• Finland — 5th of 18: 99.42%
• Iceland — 6th of 18: 98.47%
• Malta — 8th of 18: 97.1%
• Cabo Verde — 9th of 18: 96.28%
• Qatar — 10th of 18: 95.53%

What this measures

Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 97.99% (2022)
• Aruba — 88.84% (2020)
• Belize — 97.58% (2023)
• Bolivia — 97.74% (2023)
• Chile — 100% (2023)
• Colombia — 92.94% (2021)
• Costa Rica — 95.73% (2023)
• Cuba — 90.9% (2023)
• Dominica — 95.39% (2021)
• Dominican Republic — 95.83% (2023)

More education data for Barbados

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 16,314 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 83.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 83.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 84.8% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 18,457 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 104.37% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Barbados's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)?

97.38% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 6.95 percentage points from 90.43% in 1999. The highest value was 99.67% in 2004 and the lowest 89.69% in 2008.

How does Barbados rank?

8th highest of 18 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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