School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 5,999 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5,999 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 12,120 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5,999 number, in 2019.
That places Barbados 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,120 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,620 number | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 10,817 number | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 9,953 number | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 9,165 number | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 8,810 number | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 8,537 number | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 8,936 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 9,462 number | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 9,928 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 9,780 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 9,733 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 9,156 number | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 8,537 number | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 8,024 number | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 8,112 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8,037 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 8,192 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 8,433 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 8,648 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 8,467 number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 8,409 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 8,299 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 8,165 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 8,036 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 8,017 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7,967 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 7,950 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7,949 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,947 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,898 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 7,845 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,652 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 7,461 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,311 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7,332 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 7,319 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,344 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,392 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7,438 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,419 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,369 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7,187 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 6,976 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 6,763 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6,620 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6,457 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6,285 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6,127 number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 5,999 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,935 number | 8,537 number | 12,120 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,665 number | 8,024 number | 9,780 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,121 number | 7,947 number | 8,467 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,499 number | 7,311 number | 7,898 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,720 number | 5,999 number | 7,419 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 177 Kiribati 8,697 number compare
- 178 Malta 8,662 number compare
- 179 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,109 number compare
- 181 Tonga 5,002 number compare
- 182 American Samoa 4,597 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 4,474 number compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados was 5,999 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12,120 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,999 number in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.