Population, age 8, total in Barbados
Barbados: Population, age 8, total was 3,221 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 8, total in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 8, total in Barbados is 3,221, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Barbados peaked at 4,370 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3,221, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,312 | 4,170 | 4,370 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,742 | 3,459 | 4,096 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,327 | 3,221 | 3,416 | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 8, total in Barbados?
- Population, age 8, total in Barbados was 3,221 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,370 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,221 in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for population, age 8, total?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.