Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados
Barbados: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 763 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados stood at 763 number.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados peaked at 2,626 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 562 number, in 1999.
Barbados ranks 131st of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,626 number | — |
| 1983 | 2,153 number | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 1,394 number | -35.3% |
| 1999 | 562 number | -59.7% |
| 2000 | 1,291 number | +129.7% |
| 2001 | 1,631 number | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 1,697 number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,848 number | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,970 number | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2,298 number | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 1,657 number | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 1,567 number | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,927 number | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 1,719 number | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1,676 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,805 number | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,587 number | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 1,043 number | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 773 number | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 925 number | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 757 number | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 763 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,058 number | 1,394 number | 2,626 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 562 number | 562 number | 562 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,760 number | 1,291 number | 2,298 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,166 number | 757 number | 1,805 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 128 Saint Lucia 969 number compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 966 number compare
- 130 Norway 964 number compare
- 132 Tonga 729 number compare
- 133 Grenada 691 number compare
- 134 Macau, China 649 number compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados was 763 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,626 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 562 number in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Barbados ranks 131st out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/