Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Barbados
Barbados: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education was 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Barbados, 2015–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15 years or over.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Barbados peaked at 7.44 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over, in 2040.
That places Barbados 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.74 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 6.06 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 7.44 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.66 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 3.78 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 5.75 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2030s | 3.63 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 3.63 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 3.63 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
| 2040s | 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 105 Zimbabwe 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 106 Israel 2.88 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 107 Spain 2.66 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 109 Switzerland 2.52 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 110 Suriname 2.47 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 111 Antigua and Barbuda 2.46 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Barbados?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Barbados was 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.44 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040.
- How does Barbados rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education?
- Barbados ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education profiles — Population with less than primary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 38 shows the projected population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.