School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 18,297 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
18,297 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
36,798 number
in 1976
All-time low
18,297 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados stood at 18,297 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 36,798 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18,297 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 178th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34,575 number | — |
| 1971 | 35,434 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 35,715 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 35,922 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 36,186 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 36,549 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 36,798 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 36,220 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 35,396 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 34,419 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 33,399 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 32,667 number | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 32,167 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 31,722 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 31,421 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 31,325 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 31,262 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 30,809 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 30,152 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 29,259 number | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 28,099 number | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 26,874 number | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 25,746 number | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 24,972 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 24,517 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 24,380 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 24,435 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 24,489 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20,484 number | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 20,410 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 20,281 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 20,159 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 20,005 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 19,865 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19,773 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19,733 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19,696 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 19,594 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19,465 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 19,305 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19,132 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 19,005 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18,991 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 19,007 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19,055 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19,115 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19,125 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19,044 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 18,872 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 18,617 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 18,297 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,721 number | 34,419 number | 36,798 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,418 number | 29,259 number | 33,399 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,441 number | 20,410 number | 28,099 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,788 number | 19,305 number | 20,281 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,996 number | 18,617 number | 19,132 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,297 number | 18,297 number | 18,297 number | 1 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Barbados was 18,297 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 36,798 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,297 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.