School age population, primary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 19,309 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 19,309 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 38,238 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 19,309 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 179th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,238 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,096 number | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 37,374 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 36,223 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 34,606 number | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 32,625 number | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 30,576 number | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 29,664 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 29,510 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 29,992 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 30,866 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 31,737 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 31,275 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 30,402 number | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 29,169 number | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 27,752 number | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 26,473 number | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 25,499 number | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 24,928 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 24,766 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 24,912 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25,100 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 25,085 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 25,011 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 24,866 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 24,665 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 24,474 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 24,331 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 24,254 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 24,254 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24,316 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 24,402 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24,176 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 23,874 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 23,513 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 23,145 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 22,862 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 22,664 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22,585 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 22,623 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22,751 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 22,902 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22,799 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22,580 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 22,240 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 21,799 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 21,310 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20,849 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 20,350 number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19,828 number | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 19,309 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,690 number | 29,510 number | 38,238 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,287 number | 24,766 number | 31,737 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,695 number | 24,254 number | 25,100 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,416 number | 22,585 number | 24,402 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,741 number | 19,828 number | 22,902 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,309 number | 19,309 number | 19,309 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, primary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Barbados was 19,309 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 38,238 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,309 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.