School age population, upper secondary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 3,859 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3,859 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
181st
of 205 countries
All-time high
9,331 number
in 1978
All-time low
3,840 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Barbados stood at 3,859 number.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Barbados peaked at 9,331 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3,840 number, in 2013.
That places Barbados 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,160 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,427 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 8,479 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 8,402 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 8,326 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 8,438 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8,784 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 9,182 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 9,331 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 9,178 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 8,795 number | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 8,426 number | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 8,215 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 7,995 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 7,832 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 7,783 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7,821 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 7,860 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7,880 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 7,809 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 7,586 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 7,254 number | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 6,821 number | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 6,459 number | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 6,210 number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 6,111 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6,109 number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,146 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4,149 number | -32.5% |
| 1999 | 4,157 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,135 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4,102 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,045 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,988 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,948 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,935 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,930 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,929 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,926 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,911 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,884 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,856 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,846 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,840 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,852 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,883 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,915 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,943 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,954 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,926 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,859 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,671 number | 8,160 number | 9,331 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,042 number | 7,783 number | 8,795 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,100 number | 4,149 number | 7,586 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,985 number | 3,911 number | 4,135 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,890 number | 3,840 number | 3,954 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,859 number | 3,859 number | 3,859 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 178 Curaçao 4,572 number compare
- 179 Maldives 4,378 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 4,161 number compare
- 182 Seychelles 2,640 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,591 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 2,429 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, male in Barbados?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Barbados was 3,859 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9,331 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,840 number in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.