School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 7,655 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados is 7,655 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados peaked at 8,151 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,543 number, in 2015.
That places Barbados 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,993 number | — |
| 1999 | 8,066 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,137 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,151 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 8,091 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,984 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7,859 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7,736 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7,664 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 7,653 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,672 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7,702 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7,723 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,701 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,675 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7,629 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7,581 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,543 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,544 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,583 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7,625 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,655 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,030 number | 7,993 number | 8,066 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,865 number | 7,653 number | 8,151 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,626 number | 7,543 number | 7,723 number | 10 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Barbados was 7,655 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8,151 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,543 number in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Barbados ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.