Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 19,571 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados is 19,571, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 30,021 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 19,497, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 176th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26,787 | — |
| 1972 | 27,531 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 27,977 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 27,585 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 29,724 | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 29,025 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 28,677 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 30,021 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 29,446 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 29,816 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 28,818 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 27,787 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 27,640 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 27,715 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 28,695 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 27,877 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 27,058 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 26,240 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 25,422 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 24,004 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 21,841 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 21,016 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 20,752 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 20,762 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,838 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 21,222 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 21,345 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 20,855 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20,651 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20,337 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 19,928 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 19,497 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 19,696 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19,998 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20,301 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20,603 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 20,554 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20,370 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,249 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19,571 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,530 | 26,787 | 30,021 | 9 |
| 1980s | 27,707 | 25,422 | 29,816 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,922 | 21,841 | 24,004 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20,771 | 19,928 | 21,345 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,093 | 19,497 | 20,603 | 9 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados?
- Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Barbados was 19,571 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 30,021 in 1978.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,497 in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.