School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 15,668 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados stood at 15,668. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 17,741 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15,668, in 2025.
That places Barbados 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17,741 | — |
| 2014 | 17,126 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 16,746 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16,529 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16,367 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16,265 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16,170 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16,081 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 15,991 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15,909 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,834 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 15,754 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 15,668 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,706 | 16,170 | 17,741 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,873 | 15,668 | 16,081 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados was 15,668 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17,741 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,668 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release