School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 18,979 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
18,979 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
175th
of 203 countries
All-time high
28,094 number
in 1982
All-time low
18,923 number
in 2009
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Barbados stood at 18,979 number.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 28,094 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 18,923 number, in 2009.
That places Barbados 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,221 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,797 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 24,424 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 25,023 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 25,570 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 26,043 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 26,437 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 26,907 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 27,421 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 27,843 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 28,062 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 27,967 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 28,094 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 27,935 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 27,549 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 26,986 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 26,373 number | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 25,758 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 25,391 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 25,239 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 25,315 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 25,458 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 25,143 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 24,507 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 23,631 number | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 22,551 number | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 21,448 number | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 20,539 number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 19,821 number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 19,776 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 19,900 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 20,037 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 20,121 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 20,068 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 19,873 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19,591 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 19,314 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 19,093 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 18,955 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 18,923 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 18,955 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18,985 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19,089 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19,117 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19,068 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18,979 number | -0.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 18,979 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 257,364 number, 7% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 18,979 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 260,288 number, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,669 number | 23,221 number | 27,843 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,935 number | 25,239 number | 28,094 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,819 number | 19,776 number | 25,458 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,588 number | 18,923 number | 20,121 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,032 number | 18,955 number | 19,117 number | 6 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Barbados was 18,979 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28,094 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,923 number in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.