Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Barbados
Barbados: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 150 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Barbados, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 150 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 74.4% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Barbados peaked at 429 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 86, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 145th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 165 | — |
| 1989 | 429 | +160.0% |
| 2003 | 426 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 279 | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 390 | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 268 | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 413 | +54.1% |
| 2011 | 216 | -47.7% |
| 2019 | 88 | -59.3% |
| 2020 | 329 | +273.9% |
| 2021 | 319 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 164 | -48.6% |
| 2023 | 86 | -47.6% |
| 2024 | 150 | +74.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 297 | 165 | 429 | 2 |
| 2000s | 340.75 | 268 | 426 | 4 |
| 2010s | 239 | 88 | 413 | 3 |
| 2020s | 209.6 | 86 | 329 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 142 Turks and Caicos Islands 174 compare
- 143 Dominica 165 compare
- 144 Trinidad and Tobago 152.97 compare
- 146 Grenada 147 compare
- 147 Luxembourg 135 compare
- 148 Malta 130 compare
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Barbados?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Barbados was 150 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 429 in 1989.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Barbados ranks 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release