School age population, tertiary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, tertiary education, female 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.
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 |
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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)
- 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 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.