Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados

Barbados: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1,734 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,734 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3,163 number
in 1971
All-time low
1,734 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados stood at 1,734 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados peaked at 3,163 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,734 number, in 2020.

That places Barbados 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (number) in Barbados, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,116 number
1971 3,163 number +1.5%
1972 3,162 number -0.0%
1973 3,129 number -1.0%
1974 3,070 number -1.9%
1975 2,987 number -2.7%
1976 2,877 number -3.7%
1977 2,789 number -3.1%
1978 2,715 number -2.7%
1979 2,645 number -2.6%
1980 2,601 number -1.7%
1981 2,621 number +0.8%
1982 2,649 number +1.1%
1983 2,652 number +0.1%
1984 2,654 number +0.1%
1985 2,635 number -0.7%
1986 2,547 number -3.3%
1987 2,397 number -5.9%
1988 2,269 number -5.3%
1989 2,144 number -5.5%
1990 2,041 number -4.8%
1991 2,008 number -1.6%
1992 2,023 number +0.7%
1993 2,029 number +0.3%
1994 2,038 number +0.4%
1995 2,049 number +0.5%
1996 2,045 number -0.2%
1997 2,026 number -0.9%
1998 2,012 number -0.7%
1999 1,998 number -0.7%
2000 1,986 number -0.6%
2001 1,990 number +0.2%
2002 1,993 number +0.2%
2003 1,991 number -0.1%
2004 1,990 number -0.1%
2005 1,984 number -0.3%
2006 1,962 number -1.1%
2007 1,927 number -1.8%
2008 1,900 number -1.4%
2009 1,877 number -1.2%
2010 1,859 number -1.0%
2011 1,857 number -0.1%
2012 1,865 number +0.4%
2013 1,868 number +0.2%
2014 1,868 number +0.0%
2015 1,862 number -0.3%
2016 1,845 number -0.9%
2017 1,819 number -1.4%
2018 1,792 number -1.5%
2019 1,766 number -1.5%
2020 1,734 number -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,965 number 2,645 number 3,163 number 10
1980s 2,517 number 2,144 number 2,654 number 10
1990s 2,027 number 1,998 number 2,049 number 10
2000s 1,960 number 1,877 number 1,993 number 10
2010s 1,840 number 1,766 number 1,868 number 10
2020s 1,734 number 1,734 number 1,734 number 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 175 Iceland 2,197 number compare
  2. 176 Macau, China 2,188 number compare
  3. 177 Malta 1,961 number compare
  4. 179 Kiribati 1,366 number compare
  5. 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,165 number compare
  6. 181 Tonga 1,136 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 1,734 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 3,163 number in 1971.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 1,734 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 6.7%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.