Over-age students, primary in Barbados
Barbados: Over-age students, primary was 1.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Barbados, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Barbados stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Barbados peaked at 15.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1989.
Barbados ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.6% | — |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -81.8% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -28.0% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +170.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +49.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -54.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 2.3% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 7 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Barbados?
- Over-age students, primary in Barbados was 1.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1989.
- How does Barbados rank for over-age students, primary?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.