Enrolment in secondary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 9,213 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9,213
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
180th
of 218 countries
All-time high
15,849
in 1980
All-time low
9,186
in 2023
Years of data
41
1971–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 9,213 for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Barbados peaked at 15,849 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9,186, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 180th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14,087 | — |
| 1972 | 14,532 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 14,721 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 14,029 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 15,082 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 14,963 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 14,695 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 15,255 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 15,124 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 15,849 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 14,363 | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 14,324 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 13,979 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 14,053 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 14,445 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 13,009 | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 11,255 | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 11,061 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 10,562 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 10,311 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10,316 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,418 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10,576 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10,570 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10,471 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10,321 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 10,220 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9,958 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 9,663 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 9,887 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 10,207 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10,191 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10,144 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10,047 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9,706 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 9,521 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 9,454 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9,398 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9,453 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9,186 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 9,213 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,721 | 14,029 | 15,255 | 9 |
| 1980s | 14,289 | 13,009 | 15,849 | 7 |
| 1990s | 11,158 | 11,061 | 11,255 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,372 | 9,958 | 10,576 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,921 | 9,521 | 10,207 | 8 |
| 2020s | 9,341 | 9,186 | 9,454 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 177 Samoa 13,154 compare
- 178 French Polynesia 12,241 compare
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 10,654 compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 9,157 compare
- 182 Kiribati 8,934 compare
- 183 French Guiana 8,350 compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Barbados?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Barbados was 9,213 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15,849 in 1980.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,186 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release