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Population of compulsory school age, female in Barbados

Barbados: Population of compulsory school age, female was 18,842 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18,842 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
161st
of 186 countries
All-time high
22,072 number
in 1998
All-time low
18,842 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Barbados, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 22.1k number1999: 22.0k number2000: 22.0k number2001: 22.0k number2002: 21.8k number2003: 21.6k number2004: 21.4k number2005: 21.2k number2006: 21.0k number2007: 20.9k number2008: 20.7k number2009: 20.6k number2010: 20.6k number2011: 20.5k number2012: 20.4k number2013: 20.3k number2014: 20.2k number2015: 20.0k number2016: 19.8k number2017: 19.5k number2018: 19.2k number2019: 18.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 18,842 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Barbados peaked at 22,072 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18,842 number, in 2019.

That places Barbados 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 22,056 number 22,040 number 22,072 number 2
2000s 21,336 number 20,632 number 22,010 number 10
2010s 19,921 number 18,842 number 20,554 number 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 158 Maldives 23,996 number compare
  2. 159 Iceland 22,289 number compare
  3. 160 Malta 21,797 number compare
  4. 162 Samoa 18,556 number compare
  5. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 17,702 number compare
  6. 164 Tonga 17,275 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Barbados?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Barbados was 18,842 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 22,072 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 18,842 number in 2019.
How does Barbados rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Barbados ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.