School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 9,506 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9,506 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
179th
of 206 countries
All-time high
19,058 number
in 1970
All-time low
9,506 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,058 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,912 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 18,354 number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 17,642 number | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 16,835 number | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 16,018 number | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 15,285 number | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 14,983 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 14,923 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 15,091 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 15,426 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 15,808 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 15,586 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 15,132 number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 14,480 number | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 13,725 number | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 13,047 number | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 12,541 number | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 12,247 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 12,173 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 12,263 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 12,378 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12,376 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,340 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 12,267 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 12,165 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 12,068 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 11,995 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 11,963 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11,968 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,006 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 12,059 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11,956 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11,806 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11,615 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11,412 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 11,247 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 11,127 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 11,064 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11,058 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11,093 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11,137 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11,085 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10,988 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10,846 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 10,665 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10,457 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,254 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 10,024 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9,768 number | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9,506 number | -2.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9,506 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 9% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9,506 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.