School age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, tertiary education, female was 8,956 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados stood at 8,956.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados peaked at 13,397 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8,884, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,967 | 11,620 | 12,665 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,717 | 11,515 | 13,397 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,690 | 9,487 | 11,513 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,625 | 9,465 | 9,882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,278 | 9,011 | 9,721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,062 | 8,884 | 9,282 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 183 French Polynesia 10,287 compare
- 184 Martinique 9,149 compare
- 185 Samoa 9,146 compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 6,139 compare
- 188 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5,639 compare
- 189 Curaçao 5,497 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados was 8,956 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13,397 in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,884 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release