Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados
Barbados: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 2.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados peaked at 10.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
That places Barbados 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 10.5% | — |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -73.3% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +105.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +46.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -48.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +189.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 5.3% | 8 |
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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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Barbados was 2.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Barbados ranks 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/