Population, ages 12-17, total in Barbados
Barbados: Population, ages 12-17, total was 20,779 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-17, total in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 12-17, total in Barbados is 20,779, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, total in Barbados peaked at 28,353 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20,779, in 2015.
That places Barbados 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,288 | 25,352 | 28,353 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,040 | 23,187 | 26,169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,687 | 20,779 | 22,704 | 6 |
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- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 25,688 compare
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- 174 Macao 25,000 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 16,989 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 16,563 compare
- 178 Tonga 13,941 compare
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, ages 12-17, total in Barbados?
- Population, ages 12-17, total in Barbados was 20,779 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28,353 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,779 in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for population, ages 12-17, total?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, total is the total population age 12-17.