School age population, lower secondary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 5,493 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Barbados is 5,493 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Barbados peaked at 10,007 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5,493 number, in 2020.
That places Barbados 178th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,940 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,137 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 9,119 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 9,213 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 9,473 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 9,811 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 10,007 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 9,469 number | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 8,851 number | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 8,363 number | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 8,072 number | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 7,996 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 7,949 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7,946 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,962 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7,965 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,901 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 7,648 number | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 7,319 number | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 6,967 number | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 6,636 number | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 6,378 number | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 6,250 number | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 6,226 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6,242 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6,259 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6,275 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,259 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,226 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6,181 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,142 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6,114 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6,076 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6,050 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6,028 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6,007 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,981 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,929 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,870 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,820 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,787 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,783 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,814 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,856 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,896 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5,922 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,913 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,847 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5,740 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5,617 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5,493 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,238 number | 8,363 number | 10,007 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,772 number | 6,967 number | 8,072 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,293 number | 6,181 number | 6,636 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,002 number | 5,820 number | 6,142 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,818 number | 5,617 number | 5,922 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,493 number | 5,493 number | 5,493 number | 1 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Barbados?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Barbados was 5,493 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10,007 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,493 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.