School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1,604 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,604
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
185th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3,177
in 1971
All-time low
1,604
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados stood at 1,604. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 3,177 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,604, in 2025.
That places Barbados 185th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,827 | — |
| 1971 | 3,177 | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 2,738 | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 2,967 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 2,990 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,974 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,006 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 3,043 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2,637 | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 2,736 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2,583 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 2,437 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 2,594 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 2,585 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2,433 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 2,336 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 2,246 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 2,168 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 2,142 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,064 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2,060 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,050 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,057 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,079 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2,092 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,072 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,021 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,956 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1,890 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1,883 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,979 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2,035 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,024 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,962 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,874 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,802 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,774 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,793 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,819 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,832 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,864 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,900 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,896 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,843 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,808 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,800 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,771 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,737 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,793 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,894 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1,783 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1,699 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1,664 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,629 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,617 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1,604 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,910 | 2,637 | 3,177 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,359 | 2,064 | 2,594 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,016 | 1,883 | 2,092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,889 | 1,774 | 2,035 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,831 | 1,737 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,666 | 1,604 | 1,783 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 182 New Caledonia 2,107 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 1,903 compare
- 184 Martinique 1,790 compare
- 186 Kiribati 1,506 compare
- 187 Guam 1,345 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,152 compare
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, female in Barbados?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados was 1,604 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,177 in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,604 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 185th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release