School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 3,435 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 3,435 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 6,381 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3,435 number, in 2020.
That places Barbados 178th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,280 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,374 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 6,370 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 6,381 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 6,353 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6,173 number | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 5,815 number | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 5,501 number | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 5,278 number | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 5,149 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 5,169 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5,337 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 5,349 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5,343 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5,298 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5,143 number | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 4,871 number | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 4,621 number | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 4,387 number | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 4,189 number | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 4,102 number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4,137 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 4,141 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4,149 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,162 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4,154 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4,119 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4,091 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4,063 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4,040 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,039 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,065 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4,054 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,039 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,018 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,975 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3,910 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,858 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,815 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,786 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3,787 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,820 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,835 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,843 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,838 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,803 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,733 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,667 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,599 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,523 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,435 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,967 number | 5,149 number | 6,381 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,971 number | 4,189 number | 5,349 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,116 number | 4,040 number | 4,162 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,956 number | 3,786 number | 4,065 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,745 number | 3,523 number | 3,843 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,435 number | 3,435 number | 3,435 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Barbados was 3,435 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6,381 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,435 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.