Population of compulsory school age, male in Barbados
Barbados: Population of compulsory school age, male was 18,503 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, male in Barbados, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 18,503 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Barbados peaked at 22,324 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18,503, in 2025.
Barbados ranks 167th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22,324 | — |
| 1999 | 22,179 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 21,876 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 21,402 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 21,117 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 20,956 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 20,907 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 20,943 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20,903 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 20,856 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20,731 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 20,630 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20,609 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 20,594 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 20,605 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 20,703 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20,855 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 20,826 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20,633 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,355 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 20,066 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 19,827 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 19,615 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 19,441 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19,318 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 19,172 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 18,898 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 18,503 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,252 | 22,179 | 22,324 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21,032 | 20,630 | 21,876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,507 | 19,827 | 20,855 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,158 | 18,503 | 19,615 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Barbados?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Barbados was 18,503 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 22,324 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,503 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release