Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Barbados
Barbados: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Barbados stood at 1.71 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Barbados peaked at 4.71 live births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.58 live births per woman, in 1988.
That places Barbados 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.4 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.05 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.55 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Barbados?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 live births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 live births per woman in 1988.
- How does Barbados rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Barbados ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.