Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Barbados

Barbados: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 38,445 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
38,445 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
162nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
44,738 number
in 1998
All-time low
38,445 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Barbados, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 44.7k number1999: 44.7k number2000: 44.6k number2001: 44.6k number2002: 44.2k number2003: 43.7k number2004: 43.3k number2005: 42.9k number2006: 42.6k number2007: 42.3k number2008: 42.0k number2009: 41.9k number2010: 41.9k number2011: 41.9k number2012: 41.8k number2013: 41.6k number2014: 41.3k number2015: 40.9k number2016: 40.4k number2017: 39.9k number2018: 39.2k number2019: 38.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 38,445 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 44,738 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38,445 number, in 2019.

Barbados ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,701 number 44,664 number 44,738 number 2
2000s 43,204 number 41,928 number 44,597 number 10
2010s 40,737 number 38,445 number 41,907 number 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 159 Iceland 45,748 number compare
  2. 160 Malta 45,100 number compare
  3. 161 Samoa 38,594 number compare
  4. 163 Tonga 36,034 number compare
  5. 164 Sao Tome and Principe 35,772 number compare
  6. 165 Curaçao 29,786 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Barbados?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Barbados was 38,445 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 44,738 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 38,445 number in 2019.
How does Barbados rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.