Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados

Barbados: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 3,523 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3,523 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,356 number
in 1974
All-time low
3,523 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados is 3,523 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados peaked at 6,356 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3,523 number, in 2020.

Barbados ranks 178th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Barbados, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,166 number
1971 6,279 number +1.8%
1972 6,294 number +0.2%
1973 6,308 number +0.2%
1974 6,356 number +0.8%
1975 6,350 number -0.1%
1976 6,154 number -3.1%
1977 5,771 number -6.2%
1978 5,509 number -4.5%
1979 5,315 number -3.5%
1980 5,213 number -1.9%
1981 5,275 number +1.2%
1982 5,320 number +0.9%
1983 5,321 number +0.0%
1984 5,325 number +0.1%
1985 5,289 number -0.7%
1986 5,124 number -3.1%
1987 4,841 number -5.5%
1988 4,598 number -5.0%
1989 4,359 number -5.2%
1990 4,161 number -4.5%
1991 4,093 number -1.6%
1992 4,114 number +0.5%
1993 4,121 number +0.2%
1994 4,134 number +0.3%
1995 4,151 number +0.4%
1996 4,142 number -0.2%
1997 4,106 number -0.9%
1998 4,079 number -0.7%
1999 4,050 number -0.7%
2000 4,028 number -0.5%
2001 4,033 number +0.1%
2002 4,032 number -0.0%
2003 4,021 number -0.3%
2004 4,011 number -0.2%
2005 3,995 number -0.4%
2006 3,954 number -1.0%
2007 3,893 number -1.5%
2008 3,847 number -1.2%
2009 3,808 number -1.0%
2010 3,784 number -0.6%
2011 3,794 number +0.3%
2012 3,820 number +0.7%
2013 3,835 number +0.4%
2014 3,845 number +0.3%
2015 3,840 number -0.1%
2016 3,799 number -1.1%
2017 3,733 number -1.7%
2018 3,666 number -1.8%
2019 3,599 number -1.8%
2020 3,523 number -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,050 number 5,315 number 6,356 number 10
1980s 5,066 number 4,359 number 5,325 number 10
1990s 4,115 number 4,050 number 4,161 number 10
2000s 3,962 number 3,808 number 4,033 number 10
2010s 3,772 number 3,599 number 3,845 number 10
2020s 3,523 number 3,523 number 3,523 number 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 175 Macau, China 4,532 number compare
  2. 176 Iceland 4,514 number compare
  3. 177 Malta 4,070 number compare
  4. 179 Kiribati 2,762 number compare
  5. 180 Tonga 2,418 number compare
  6. 181 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,369 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados was 3,523 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 6,356 number in 1974.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 3,523 number in 2020.
How does Barbados rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Barbados ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.