School age population, secondary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, secondary education, female was 8,945 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Barbados is 8,945 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Barbados peaked at 18,387 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8,945 number, in 2020.
That places Barbados 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,475 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,870 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 18,117 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 18,307 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 18,387 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 18,300 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 18,007 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 17,569 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 17,214 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 16,878 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 16,532 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 16,245 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 16,003 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 15,781 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 15,627 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 15,577 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 15,540 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 15,301 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 14,953 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 14,483 number | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 13,877 number | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 13,242 number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 12,675 number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 12,287 number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 12,065 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 12,010 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12,051 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 12,084 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 10,109 number | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 10,072 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 10,004 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,943 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 9,884 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9,827 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,797 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9,791 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9,785 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,736 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9,669 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,574 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9,461 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9,366 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9,331 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9,311 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 9,307 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,310 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,297 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,254 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9,178 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 9,074 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8,945 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,812 number | 16,878 number | 18,387 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,604 number | 14,483 number | 16,532 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,047 number | 10,072 number | 13,877 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,801 number | 9,574 number | 10,004 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,289 number | 9,074 number | 9,461 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,945 number | 8,945 number | 8,945 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Barbados?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Barbados was 8,945 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 18,387 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,945 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.