School age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 3,655 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados stood at 3,655 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados peaked at 9,216 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3,655 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 181st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,334 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,554 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 8,720 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 8,927 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 9,123 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9,216 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 9,175 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 8,975 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 8,835 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 8,706 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 8,544 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 8,351 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 8,136 number | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 7,904 number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 7,731 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 7,678 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 7,715 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 7,760 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7,781 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 7,701 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7,456 number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 7,095 number | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 6,644 number | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 6,264 number | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 6,009 number | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 5,917 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 5,931 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5,981 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4,045 number | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 4,053 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,028 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,992 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,952 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 3,901 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3,870 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,866 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,878 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,890 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,901 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,885 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,838 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3,786 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3,752 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,721 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,709 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,715 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,723 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,729 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,725 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,700 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,655 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,856 number | 8,334 number | 9,216 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,930 number | 7,678 number | 8,544 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,940 number | 4,045 number | 7,456 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,916 number | 3,866 number | 4,028 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,740 number | 3,700 number | 3,838 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,655 number | 3,655 number | 3,655 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 178 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4,471 number compare
- 179 Curaçao 4,371 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 4,000 number compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 2,560 number compare
- 183 Seychelles 2,538 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 2,532 number 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Barbados was 3,655 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9,216 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,655 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.