Barbados vs Jamaica: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
9.93 years
in 2023
Jamaica
9.96 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
98th
Jamaica rank
96th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 9.96 years against 9.93 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 98th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.82 years | 7.06 years | 1.76 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.39 years | 7.9 years | 1.49 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.72 years | 8.93 years | 0.7921 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 9.92 years | 9.86 years | 0.0628 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 9.96 years against 9.93 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.03 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.