School age population, secondary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, secondary education, male was 8,685 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, male in Barbados, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Barbados is 8,685, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Barbados peaked at 17,403 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 8,685, in 2025.
That places Barbados 187th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,715 | — |
| 1971 | 15,748 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 16,195 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 16,202 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16,605 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 16,853 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 17,155 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 17,403 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 17,313 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 17,271 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 17,051 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 16,591 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 16,035 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 15,648 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 15,300 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 15,132 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 14,873 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 14,636 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 14,376 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 14,050 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 13,719 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 13,333 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 12,918 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 12,587 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 12,369 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 12,285 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 12,241 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 12,169 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10,181 | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 10,021 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9,830 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9,706 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9,750 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9,851 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9,926 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9,885 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9,677 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9,418 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9,157 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 9,022 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9,073 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9,245 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 9,480 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9,654 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9,710 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9,692 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,565 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9,329 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9,131 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9,121 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,257 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9,293 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9,288 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 9,233 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 9,020 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 8,685 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,646 | 15,715 | 17,403 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,369 | 14,050 | 17,051 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,182 | 10,021 | 13,719 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,622 | 9,022 | 9,926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,400 | 9,073 | 9,710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,129 | 8,685 | 9,293 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 184 Martinique 13,599 compare
- 185 Kiribati 9,555 compare
- 186 Tonga 9,212 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,323 compare
- 189 Curaçao 6,554 compare
- 190 Seychelles 5,883 compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Barbados?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Barbados was 8,685 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17,403 in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,685 in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 187th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release