Barbados vs Nicaragua: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
9.93 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
9.93 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
97th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.93 years against 9.93 years in Barbados, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 97th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.82 years | 6.1 years | 2.72 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.39 years | 7.35 years | 2.03 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.72 years | 8.89 years | 0.8319 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 9.92 years | 9.9 years | 0.0218 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9.93 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 Nicaragua?
- 0 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 97th 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.