School age population, primary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, primary education, female was 9,506 number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Barbados, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 9,506 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 19,058 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9,506 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,710 number | 14,923 number | 19,058 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,016 number | 12,173 number | 15,808 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,178 number | 11,963 number | 12,378 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,535 number | 11,058 number | 12,059 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,632 number | 9,768 number | 11,137 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,506 number | 9,506 number | 9,506 number | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Barbados?
- School age population, primary education, female in Barbados was 9,506 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19,058 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,506 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.