Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1,487 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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, female in Barbados is 1,487 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 3,127 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,487 number, in 2020.
That places Barbados 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,127 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,032 number | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 2,873 number | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 2,702 number | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 2,537 number | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 2,399 number | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 2,312 number | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 2,323 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2,376 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2,451 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2,522 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2,558 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2,448 number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 2,302 number | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 2,151 number | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 2,031 number | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1,986 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,977 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2,007 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2,055 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2,094 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2,087 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,072 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2,048 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 2,020 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,996 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,985 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,979 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,981 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,986 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,990 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,988 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,949 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,904 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,859 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,826 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,817 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,811 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,816 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,826 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,834 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,833 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,809 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,776 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,737 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,696 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,657 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,613 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,567 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,523 number | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,487 number | -2.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,487 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,487 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,613 number | 2,312 number | 3,127 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,204 number | 1,977 number | 2,558 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,025 number | 1,979 number | 2,094 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,879 number | 1,811 number | 1,990 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,704 number | 1,523 number | 1,834 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,487 number | 1,487 number | 1,487 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, female in Barbados?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Barbados was 1,487 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,127 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,487 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.