School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 9,393 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados is 9,393 number, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados peaked at 14,299 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 9,393 number, in 2015.
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, female (number) (age) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,520 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,816 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 12,117 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 12,384 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 12,689 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 13,129 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 13,705 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 14,103 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 14,283 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 14,299 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 14,202 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 14,063 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 14,080 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 13,952 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 13,715 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 13,400 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 13,076 number | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 12,762 number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 12,575 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 12,503 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 12,547 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 12,625 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12,488 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12,185 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 11,753 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 11,205 number | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 10,640 number | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 10,169 number | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 9,781 number | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 9,759 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,822 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9,890 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9,966 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9,969 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,890 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9,755 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9,614 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9,506 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9,439 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,432 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9,460 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,482 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,526 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9,522 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,473 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9,393 number | -0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9,393 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 8% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9,393 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,650 number, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,004 number | 11,520 number | 14,299 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,433 number | 12,503 number | 14,202 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,315 number | 9,759 number | 12,625 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,728 number | 9,432 number | 9,969 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,476 number | 9,393 number | 9,526 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, female in Barbados?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados was 9,393 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14,299 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,393 number in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.