School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 1,742 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,742 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Barbados peaked at 3,327 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,742 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 178th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,117 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,180 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 3,202 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3,270 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3,327 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3,257 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 3,027 number | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 2,799 number | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 2,650 number | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 2,570 number | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 2,582 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,682 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 2,684 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2,678 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,656 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2,584 number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2,457 number | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 2,339 number | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 2,228 number | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 2,133 number | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 2,090 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2,103 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2,102 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,104 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,108 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,103 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,086 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,073 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,059 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,048 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2,046 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,058 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,049 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,038 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,025 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,004 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,976 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,953 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,936 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,926 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,932 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,955 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,967 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,976 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,976 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,956 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,914 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,874 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,833 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,789 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,742 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,040 number | 2,570 number | 3,327 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,502 number | 2,133 number | 2,684 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,088 number | 2,048 number | 2,108 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,001 number | 1,926 number | 2,058 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,917 number | 1,789 number | 1,976 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,742 number | 1,742 number | 1,742 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, male in Barbados?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Barbados was 1,742 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,327 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,742 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.