Barbados vs Portugal: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
9.93 years
in 2023
Portugal
9.7 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
98th
Portugal rank
99th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 9.93 years against 9.7 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.23 years.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 99th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.82 years | 6.04 years | 2.78 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.39 years | 7.37 years | 2.02 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.72 years | 8.82 years | 0.9052 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 9.92 years | 9.67 years | 0.2466 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 Portugal?
- Barbados, at 9.93 years against 9.7 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0.23 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 99th 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.