Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados
Barbados: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 19 number in 2014. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados stood at 19 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados peaked at 46 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 19 number, in 2014.
That places Barbados 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46 number | — |
| 1984 | 27 number | -41.3% |
| 1994 | 22 number | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 20 number | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 19 number | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46 number | 46 number | 46 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 27 number | 27 number | 27 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 22 number | 22 number | 22 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 20 number | 20 number | 20 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 19 number | 19 number | 19 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 82 Grenada 47 number compare
- 83 Tonga 45 number compare
- 84 Seychelles 25 number compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 2 number compare
More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,244 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,532 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,227 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Barbados was 19 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 46 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 number in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Barbados ranks 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2014.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.