Barbados: Preprimary school enrollment

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 Barbados

Preprimary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 75.13
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1974 - 2021
 Average 70.13
 Min - Max 19.50 - 90.86
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2021 is 75.13 percent, a decline from 84.24 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 52.40 percent, based on data from 66 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1974 to 2021 is 70.13 percent. The minimum value, 19.5 percent, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 90.86 percent was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Barbados - Preprimary school enrollment - Recent values chart

Historical series
Barbados - Preprimary school enrollment - historical chart - 1974-2021




Preprimary school enrollment can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Definition: 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. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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