Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1,540 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Barbados stood at 1,540 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Barbados peaked at 3,201 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,540 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, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,201 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,126 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 2,982 number | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 2,775 number | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 2,535 number | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 2,306 number | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 2,140 number | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 2,190 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 2,314 number | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 2,464 number | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 2,575 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 2,577 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,475 number | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 2,345 number | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2,211 number | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 2,105 number | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2,062 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2,050 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2,072 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2,112 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2,143 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2,135 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,123 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2,103 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,079 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,056 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,044 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,037 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,035 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,037 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,039 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,035 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,999 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,960 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,924 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,899 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,893 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,895 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,905 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,922 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,937 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,941 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,904 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,854 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,798 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,742 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,699 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,654 number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,611 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,572 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,540 number | -2.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,540 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,540 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,603 number | 2,140 number | 3,201 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,258 number | 2,050 number | 2,577 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,079 number | 2,035 number | 2,143 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,947 number | 1,893 number | 2,039 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,771 number | 1,572 number | 1,941 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,540 number | 1,540 number | 1,540 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, male in Barbados?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Barbados was 1,540 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,201 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,540 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.