Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Barbados

Children out of school in Barbados in 2024 — 3,420 people. Ranked 35 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 24.6%.

2024 3,420 people +20.76% vs 2023
World rank 35of 120
Period maximum 4,675 people1973
Period minimum 102 people2000

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Children out of school — Barbados, 1971–202402,0004,0006,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 4,537 people1972: 4,161 people1973: 4,675 people1976: 3,964 people1977: 2,717 people1978: 1,530 people1979: 965 people1981: 458 people1982: 139 people1983: 611 people1989: 487 people1990: 1,119 people1992: 2,438 people1999: 156 people2000: 102 people2001: 123 people2002: 231 people2003: 219 people2004: 134 people2005: 579 people2006: 417 people2007: 447 people2008: 439 people2009: 774 people2010: 402 people2011: 452 people2014: 1,163 people2015: 1,022 people2016: 857 people2017: 1,471 people2018: 1,379 people2019: 1,333 people2020: 1,562 people2021: 1,864 people2022: 2,385 people2023: 2,832 people2024: 3,420 people
Change over the period: −1,117 (−24.62%) Average annual rate: -0.53 %
Children out of school — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 3,420 +588 +20.76%
2023 2,832 +447 +18.74%
2022 2,385 +521 +27.95%
2021 1,864 +302 +19.33%
2020 1,562 +229 +17.18%
2019 1,333 −46 −3.34%
2018 1,379 −92 −6.25%
2017 1,471 +614 +71.65%
2016 857 −165 −16.14%
2015 1,022 −141 −12.12%
2014 1,163
2011 452 +50 +12.44%
2010 402 −372 −48.06%
2009 774 +335 +76.31%
2008 439 −8 −1.79%
2007 447 +30 +7.19%
2006 417 −162 −27.98%
2005 579 +445 +332.09%
2004 134 −85 −38.81%
2003 219 −12 −5.19%
2002 231 +108 +87.8%
2001 123 +21 +20.59%
2000 102 −54 −34.62%
1999 156
1992 2,438
1990 1,119 +632 +129.77%
1989 487
1983 611 +472 +339.57%
1982 139 −319 −69.65%
1981 458
1979 965 −565 −36.93%
1978 1,530 −1,187 −43.69%
1977 2,717 −1,247 −31.46%
1976 3,964
1973 4,675 +514 +12.35%
1972 4,161 −376 −8.29%
1971 4,537

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.