Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 4,093 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Barbados, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4,093 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Barbados peaked at 4,917 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4,093 number, in 2019.
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, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,917 number | — |
| 2000 | 4,729 number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 4,643 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,519 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 4,341 number | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4,244 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4,510 number | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4,579 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4,703 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,604 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,414 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 4,198 number | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4,125 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,363 number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 4,217 number | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 4,301 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,305 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,250 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,093 number | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,917 number | 4,917 number | 4,917 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,529 number | 4,244 number | 4,729 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,232 number | 4,093 number | 4,363 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Barbados?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Barbados was 4,093 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,917 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,093 number in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.