Barbados vs Venezuela: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Barbados

9.93 years

in 2023

Venezuela

9.68 years

in 2023

Barbados rank

98th

Venezuela rank

101st

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Barbados currently reports 9.93 years against 9.68 years in Venezuela, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 98th and Venezuela ranks 101st of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.