Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Barbados
Barbados: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 15 number in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Barbados, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Barbados stood at 15 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Barbados peaked at 64 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15 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, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64 number | — |
| 1984 | 21 number | -67.2% |
| 1994 | 18 number | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 16 number | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 15 number | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64 number | 64 number | 64 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 21 number | 21 number | 21 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 16 number | 16 number | 16 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 1 |
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- 82 Seychelles 97 number compare
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- 86 Uzbekistan 2 number compare
More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3133 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2939 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Barbados?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Barbados was 15 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 64 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Barbados ranks 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2014.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.