School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 9,368 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Barbados, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Barbados stood at 9,368. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Barbados peaked at 10,188 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9,368, in 2025.
That places Barbados 87th out of 104 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 … age both sexes educational in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10,188 | — |
| 2014 | 10,017 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 9,893 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9,822 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 9,758 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9,706 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9,657 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 9,606 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 9,546 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9,496 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,456 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 9,420 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 9,368 | -0.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9,368 is below the median for high income countries, which is 142,576, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9,368 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,863 | 9,657 | 10,188 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9,482 | 9,368 | 9,606 | 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 educational development in Barbados?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Barbados was 9,368 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10,188 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,368 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Barbados ranks 87th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release