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Caribbean Labour Statistics
Labour force by sex and educational attainment, Barbados

Both sexes ('000)
Educational attainment	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997*	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
None			0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0	0	0	0
Primary			27.9	27.9	27.3	28.1	29.2	30.5	33.0	36.4
Secondary			86.4	87.1	85.5	86.4	90.9	88.3	87.0	83.7
University			17.6	15.3	12.1	14.5	12.9	13.6	12.0	11.3
Technical/Vocational			3.4	4.9	9.7	4.5	3.4	2.5	0.8	0.8
Other			0.4	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Not stated			0.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total			136.5	136.3	135.8	135.4	136.8	135.1	132.8	132.1

Male ('000)
Educational attainment	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997*	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
None			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0	0	0	0
Primary			16.3	15.3	15.4	15.3	16.3	16.6	18	22.5
Secondary			43.5	44.1	42.8	43.2	44.4	43.5	43.9	44.8
University			8.3	7.3	5.5	6.5	5.6	6.8	5.9	4.9
Technical/Vocational			2.2	3.0	5.4	3.1	3.2	2.1	0.6	0.7
Other			0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0	0
Not stated			0.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	0	0.0	0	0
Total			71.1	70.3	69.8	69.0	69.2	68.8	68.6	68.4

Female ('000)
Educational attainment	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
None			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0	0.0	0	0
Primary			11.6	12.7	11.9	12.8	12.9	13.9	15	16.4
Secondary			43.0	43.0	42.7	43.3	46.5	44.8	43.1	43.4
University			9.3	8.1	6.6	8.0	7.3	6.8	6.1	4.8
Technical/Vocational			1.2	1.9	4.3	1.4	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1
Other			0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0	0.0	0.1	0
Not stated			0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0	0.0	0	0
Total			65.6	66.0	66.0	66.4	67.6	66.3	64.2	63.7

Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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