School age population, early childhood education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, early childhood education, female was 7,708 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Barbados stood at 7,708. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Barbados peaked at 8,690 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,708, in 2025.
That places Barbados 170th 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, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8,690 | — |
| 2014 | 8,412 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 8,232 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8,126 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8,047 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,998 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,952 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,909 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 7,865 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 7,825 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 7,788 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7,750 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 7,708 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,208 | 7,952 | 8,690 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,808 | 7,708 | 7,909 | 6 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,937 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0281 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0297 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3133 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Barbados?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Barbados was 7,708 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8,690 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,708 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release