Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados

Barbados: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1,789 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,789 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3,363 number
in 1975
All-time low
1,789 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

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados is 1,789 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Barbados peaked at 3,363 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,789 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, male (number) in Barbados, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,050 number
1971 3,116 number +2.2%
1972 3,132 number +0.5%
1973 3,179 number +1.5%
1974 3,286 number +3.4%
1975 3,363 number +2.3%
1976 3,277 number -2.6%
1977 2,982 number -9.0%
1978 2,794 number -6.3%
1979 2,670 number -4.4%
1980 2,612 number -2.2%
1981 2,654 number +1.6%
1982 2,671 number +0.6%
1983 2,669 number -0.1%
1984 2,671 number +0.1%
1985 2,654 number -0.6%
1986 2,577 number -2.9%
1987 2,444 number -5.2%
1988 2,329 number -4.7%
1989 2,215 number -4.9%
1990 2,120 number -4.3%
1991 2,085 number -1.7%
1992 2,091 number +0.3%
1993 2,092 number +0.0%
1994 2,096 number +0.2%
1995 2,102 number +0.3%
1996 2,097 number -0.2%
1997 2,080 number -0.8%
1998 2,067 number -0.6%
1999 2,052 number -0.7%
2000 2,042 number -0.5%
2001 2,043 number +0.0%
2002 2,039 number -0.2%
2003 2,030 number -0.4%
2004 2,021 number -0.4%
2005 2,011 number -0.5%
2006 1,992 number -0.9%
2007 1,966 number -1.3%
2008 1,947 number -1.0%
2009 1,931 number -0.8%
2010 1,925 number -0.3%
2011 1,937 number +0.6%
2012 1,955 number +0.9%
2013 1,967 number +0.6%
2014 1,977 number +0.5%
2015 1,978 number +0.1%
2016 1,954 number -1.2%
2017 1,914 number -2.0%
2018 1,874 number -2.1%
2019 1,833 number -2.2%
2020 1,789 number -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,085 number 2,670 number 3,363 number 10
1980s 2,550 number 2,215 number 2,671 number 10
1990s 2,088 number 2,052 number 2,120 number 10
2000s 2,002 number 1,931 number 2,043 number 10
2010s 1,931 number 1,833 number 1,978 number 10
2020s 1,789 number 1,789 number 1,789 number 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 175 Macau, China 2,344 number compare
  2. 176 Iceland 2,317 number compare
  3. 177 Malta 2,109 number compare
  4. 179 Kiribati 1,396 number compare
  5. 180 Tonga 1,282 number compare
  6. 181 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,204 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 1,789 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 3,363 number in 1975.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 1,789 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 7.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.