Bahamas vs Barbados: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Bahamas
4,973 number
in 2020
Barbados
2,977 number
in 2020
Bahamas rank
174th
Barbados rank
177th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 4,973 number against 2,977 number in Barbados, a difference of 1,996 number.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.7 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 177th of 202 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1970s 5,079 number 5,045 number 33.8 number Bahamas
1980s 5,390 number 4,373 number 1,017 number Bahamas
1990s 5,880 number 4,084 number 1,796 number Bahamas
2000s 6,083 number 3,776 number 2,307 number Bahamas
2010s 5,925 number 3,400 number 2,524 number Bahamas
2020s 4,973 number 2,977 number 1,996 number Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 4,973 number against 2,977 number in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bahamas and Barbados?
1,996 number, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 177th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/