School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados

Barbados: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 15,100 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15,100 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
172nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
16,652 number
in 2013
All-time low
7,187 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820191998: 7.9k number1999: 7.9k number2000: 7.9k number2001: 7.8k number2002: 7.7k number2003: 7.5k number2004: 7.3k number2005: 7.3k number2006: 7.3k number2007: 7.3k number2008: 7.4k number2009: 7.4k number2010: 7.4k number2011: 7.4k number2012: 7.2k number2013: 16.7k number2014: 16.2k number2015: 15.9k number2016: 15.5k number2017: 15.2k number2018: 15.1k number2019: 15.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 15,100 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 103.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 16,652 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,187 number, in 2012.

Barbados ranks 172nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Barbados, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 7,949 number
1999 7,947 number -0.0%
2000 7,898 number -0.6%
2001 7,845 number -0.7%
2002 7,652 number -2.5%
2003 7,461 number -2.5%
2004 7,311 number -2.0%
2005 7,332 number +0.3%
2006 7,319 number -0.2%
2007 7,344 number +0.3%
2008 7,392 number +0.7%
2009 7,438 number +0.6%
2010 7,419 number -0.3%
2011 7,369 number -0.7%
2012 7,187 number -2.5%
2013 16,652 number +131.7%
2014 16,240 number -2.5%
2015 15,861 number -2.3%
2016 15,538 number -2.0%
2017 15,240 number -1.9%
2018 15,112 number -0.8%
2019 15,100 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,948 number 7,947 number 7,949 number 2
2000s 7,499 number 7,311 number 7,898 number 10
2010s 13,172 number 7,187 number 16,652 number 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 169 Luxembourg 19,887 number compare
  2. 170 Belize 15,701 number compare
  3. 171 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare
  4. 173 Samoa 10,378 number compare
  5. 174 Bahamas 9,980 number compare
  6. 175 Grenada 9,055 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Barbados was 15,100 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 16,652 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 7,187 number in 2012.
How does Barbados rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/