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 376 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
376 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
124th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1,656 number
in 1981
All-time low
151 number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1981–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados, 1981–2019

05001.0k1.5k1981200020191981: 1.7k number1983: 1.6k number1989: 672 number1999: 321 number2000: 715 number2001: 1.0k number2002: 977 number2003: 1.1k number2004: 1.0k number2005: 1.3k number2006: 995 number2007: 767 number2008: 899 number2009: 784 number2010: 714 number2011: 711 number2014: 779 number2015: 396 number2016: 151 number2017: 432 number2018: 390 number2019: 376 number

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 376 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Barbados peaked at 1,656 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 151 number, in 2016.

Barbados ranks 124th of 148 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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Barbados, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 1,656 number
1983 1,604 number -3.1%
1989 672 number -58.1%
1999 321 number -52.2%
2000 715 number +122.7%
2001 1,037 number +45.0%
2002 977 number -5.8%
2003 1,144 number +17.1%
2004 1,042 number -8.9%
2005 1,332 number +27.8%
2006 995 number -25.3%
2007 767 number -22.9%
2008 899 number +17.2%
2009 784 number -12.8%
2010 714 number -8.9%
2011 711 number -0.4%
2014 779 number +9.6%
2015 396 number -49.2%
2016 151 number -61.9%
2017 432 number +186.1%
2018 390 number -9.7%
2019 376 number -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,311 number 672 number 1,656 number 3
1990s 321 number 321 number 321 number 1
2000s 969.2 number 715 number 1,332 number 10
2010s 493.62 number 151 number 779 number 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 121 Israel 430 number compare
  2. 122 Grenada 387 number compare
  3. 123 Saint Lucia 378 number compare
  4. 125 Slovenia 337 number compare
  5. 126 Macau, China 330 number compare
  6. 127 Cyprus 302 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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 376 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 1,656 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 151 number in 2016.
How does Barbados rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Barbados ranks 124th out of 148 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 52.0%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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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/