Over-age students, primary in Barbados
Barbados: Over-age students, primary was 1.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Barbados, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Barbados stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Barbados peaked at 15.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1989.
Barbados ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 2.3% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 7 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 84.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 151,620 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Barbados?
- Over-age students, primary in Barbados was 1.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1989.
- How does Barbados rank for over-age students, primary?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.