Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados
Barbados: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 3,027 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados is 3,027 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados peaked at 6,328 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,027 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 179th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,328 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,158 number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 5,855 number | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 5,477 number | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 5,072 number | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 4,705 number | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 4,452 number | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 4,513 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 4,690 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 4,915 number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 5,097 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 5,135 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,923 number | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 4,647 number | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 4,362 number | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 4,136 number | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 4,048 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 4,027 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4,079 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4,167 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4,237 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 4,222 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4,195 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,151 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 4,099 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4,052 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,029 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4,016 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4,016 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,023 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,029 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,023 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,948 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3,864 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3,783 number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,725 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,710 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,706 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,721 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,748 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,771 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3,774 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,713 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3,630 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,535 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,438 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,356 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,267 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,178 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,095 number | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3,027 number | -2.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3,027 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3,027 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,885 number, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,216 number | 4,452 number | 6,328 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,462 number | 4,027 number | 5,135 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,104 number | 4,016 number | 4,237 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,826 number | 3,706 number | 4,029 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,476 number | 3,095 number | 3,774 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,027 number | 3,027 number | 3,027 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Barbados was 3,027 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,328 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,027 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.