Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 5,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5,500 for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Barbados peaked at 6,516 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,380, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 170th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,204 | — |
| 2000 | 6,142 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,175 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6,308 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6,491 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6,516 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6,402 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,141 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 5,985 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5,856 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5,910 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,872 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,932 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6,349 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 6,177 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6,006 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 5,965 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,739 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,595 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 5,632 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,518 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 5,380 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,432 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5,500 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,204 | 6,204 | 6,204 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,193 | 5,856 | 6,516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,954 | 5,595 | 6,349 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,492 | 5,380 | 5,632 | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Barbados?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Barbados was 5,500 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,516 in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,380 in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release