Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Employed persons by sex and educational attainment, Barbados
Both Sexes ('000)
Educational Attainment 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
No education 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Primary 25.5 25.0 23.6 22.7 23.9 24.5 26.1 28.9 31.4
Secondary 75.7 74.7 71.2 70.5 70.9 66.2 62.9 61.7 66.2
University 16.8 14.6 11.5 11.9 11.9 12.6 10.9 10.5 8.8
Technical/Vocational 3.2 4.4 8.7 7.7 2.8 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.7
Other 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Not stated 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 122.4 119.6 116.1 114.3 109.8 105.5 100.5 101.7 107.1

Male ('000)
Educational Attainment 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
No education 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Primary 15.2 14.0 13.7 13.1 13.8 13.9 14.5 16.6 18.6
Secondary 39.6 40.1 37.3 36.3 36.4 34.8 33.4 32.1 35.4
University 8.0 7.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 6.5 5.5 5.1 4.5
Technical/Vocational 2.1 2.7 4.9 4.5 2.8 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.6
Other 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Not stated 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 65.5 64.4 61.9 60.4 57.7 56.7 54.0 54.6 59.2

Female ('000)
Educational attainment 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
No education 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Primary 10.4 10.9 9.9 9.6 10.1 10.6 11.6 12.3 12.8
Secondary 36.2 34.5 33.9 34.2 34.5 31.4 29.5 29.6 30.8
University 8.8 7.6 6.3 6.4 6.8 6.1 5.4 5.4 4.3
Technical/Vocational 1.1 1.7 3.8 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1
Other/none 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Not stated 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 56.9 55.2 54.3 53.9 52.1 48.8 46.5 47.1 47.9
Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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