School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1,693 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados stood at 1,693 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 3,194 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,693 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, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,163 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,194 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3,168 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,111 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 3,026 number | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 2,916 number | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 2,788 number | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 2,702 number | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 2,628 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 2,579 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,587 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 2,655 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2,665 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2,665 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,642 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2,559 number | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 2,414 number | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 2,282 number | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 2,159 number | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 2,056 number | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,012 number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2,034 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2,039 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,045 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,054 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,051 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,033 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,018 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,004 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,992 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,993 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,007 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,005 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,001 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,993 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,971 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,934 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,905 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,879 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,860 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,855 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,865 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,868 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,867 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,862 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,847 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,819 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,793 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,766 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,734 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,693 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,928 number | 2,579 number | 3,194 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,468 number | 2,056 number | 2,665 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,028 number | 1,992 number | 2,054 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,955 number | 1,860 number | 2,007 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,828 number | 1,734 number | 1,868 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,693 number | 1,693 number | 1,693 number | 1 |
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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 1,693 number in 2020, 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 3,194 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,693 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.