Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 5,428 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados is 5,428 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados peaked at 6,332 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,428 number, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,144 number | — |
| 2000 | 5,833 number | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5,668 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5,797 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6,077 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6,332 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6,060 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 5,892 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 5,618 number | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 5,616 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,544 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,465 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5,762 number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 5,844 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5,974 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,843 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5,742 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,456 number | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 5,428 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,144 number | 6,144 number | 6,144 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,844 number | 5,544 number | 6,332 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,689 number | 5,428 number | 5,974 number | 8 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Barbados was 5,428 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,332 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,428 number in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.