Barbados: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is down 26.94% from 26,787 in 1971 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Barbados' secondary education, general pupils fell 3.3% on 2017 (from 20,249 to 19,571).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 2.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.8% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.6% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Barbados had the 76th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Barbados in the 2018 ranking

• Bahamas, The — 73rd of 85: 26,884
• Macao SAR, China — 74th of 85: 25,672
• Samoa — 75th of 85: 25,583
• St. Lucia — 77th of 85: 11,655
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 78th of 85: 9,808
• Grenada — 79th of 85: 9,135

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 35 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Colombia — 4.46 million (2018)
• Costa Rica

More education data for Barbados

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 16,314 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 83.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 83.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 84.8% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 18,457 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 104.37% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Barbados's secondary education, general pupils?

19,571 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 26.94% from 26,787 in 1971 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 30,021 in 1978 and the lowest 19,497 in 2010.

How does Barbados rank?

76th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Barbados?

In 2018, Barbados' secondary education, general pupils fell 3.3% on 2017 (from 20,249 to 19,571). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 2.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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