School age population, one year before than official … female than in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 1,461 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,461 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Barbados peaked at 3,058 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,461 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 177th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,058 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,924 number | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 2,745 number | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 2,564 number | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 2,402 number | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 2,283 number | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 2,235 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2,272 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 2,342 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2,422 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 2,477 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2,474 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,335 number | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 2,175 number | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 2,029 number | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 1,943 number | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1,966 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,993 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2,048 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 2,106 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 2,132 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,084 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2,059 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2,027 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,994 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,971 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,970 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,966 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,968 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,971 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,969 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,957 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,909 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,859 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,815 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,790 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,797 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,799 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,808 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,818 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,823 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,811 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,779 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,739 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,696 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,653 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,617 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,571 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1,526 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,487 number | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,461 number | -1.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,461 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 5% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,461 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,525 number | 2,235 number | 3,058 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,155 number | 1,943 number | 2,477 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,014 number | 1,966 number | 2,132 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,852 number | 1,790 number | 1,969 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,670 number | 1,487 number | 1,823 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,461 number | 1,461 number | 1,461 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Barbados?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Barbados was 1,461 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,058 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,461 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Barbados ranks 177th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/