School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 5,290 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5,290 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
9,397 number
in 1972
All-time low
5,290 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5,290 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Barbados peaked at 9,397 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5,290 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 178th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female (number) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,141 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,316 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 9,397 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9,380 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 9,264 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 9,084 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 8,832 number | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 8,594 number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 8,379 number | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 8,172 number | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 7,988 number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 7,894 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 7,867 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7,877 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7,896 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7,899 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,825 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 7,541 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 7,172 number | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 6,782 number | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 6,421 number | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 6,147 number | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 6,031 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 6,023 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,056 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,093 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6,120 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6,103 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,064 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,019 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5,976 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5,951 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5,932 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,926 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5,927 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,925 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,907 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,846 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,768 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5,689 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5,623 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5,580 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,579 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,590 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,598 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,595 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,574 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5,525 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,453 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5,374 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,290 number | -1.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5,290 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 76,864 number, 7% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5,290 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67,839 number, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,956 number | 8,172 number | 9,397 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,674 number | 6,782 number | 7,988 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,108 number | 6,019 number | 6,421 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,885 number | 5,689 number | 5,976 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,549 number | 5,374 number | 5,623 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,290 number | 5,290 number | 5,290 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Barbados?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Barbados was 5,290 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9,397 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,290 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.