Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 8,098 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 8,098 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 9,493 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7,990 number, in 2011.
That places Barbados 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,493 number | — |
| 2000 | 9,041 number | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 9,023 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8,767 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 8,379 number | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 8,452 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8,956 number | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8,822 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 9,048 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8,865 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8,474 number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 8,147 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 7,990 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8,410 number | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 8,403 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,521 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8,542 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,376 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8,098 number | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,493 number | 9,493 number | 9,493 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,783 number | 8,379 number | 9,048 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,311 number | 7,990 number | 8,542 number | 8 |
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More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados was 8,098 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9,493 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,990 number in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.